Linux on the Desktop is definitely the most over-hyped meme of 2006. I am so sick and tired of hearing about it!
Mark Shuttleworth says that Linux desktop domination is “just a matter of time“, in an interview that really doesn’t say anything at all. A bit bold, methinks.
Oh God, Make It Stop!
Linux On The Desktop, ad nauseam
Rudd-O claims that Linux is ready for the desktop, and this is no longer a debatable matter. A bold claim, and one I personally would not make lightly, but there it is.
Seeing as it is no longer a debatable issue, Rudd-O doesn’t bother to debate it. He passes on an anecdote or two about his [...]
Some Perspective on Linux On The Desktop
A Y Siu debunks the myth of “the year of the Linux desktop”, while simultaneously destroying the myth that “Linux is not ready for the desktop”. An interesting read…
http://www.psychocats.net/essays/linuxdesktopmyth
Essential reading for anyone waiting for Linux to break through into the mainstream; and for anyone who’s heard of Linux, has maybe been told that it’s better [...]
What’s Stopping Linux On The Desktop?
In an article entitled The Linux Desktop Myth, A. Y. Siu asks “What’s stopping Linux from being more high profile, being more widely adopted?”
The in-depth exploration of possible answers ( or facets of the answer) is well-written, and worth a read even if you don’t agree with the conclusions.
Dedicated KDE Myths Site
I just discovered The KDE Myth Buster, a site pursuing much the same line as this one, but focused solely on the KDE desktop. Obviously this has been around for a bit, but it is new to me, so maybe it is new to some of you as well.
ATI Gets Their Act Together…Mostly
ATI, never known for their love, or even acknowledgment of the existence, of Linux users of their products, has started to pay a bit more attention, as shown in this article from The Inquirer.
Fernando Cassia goes through his experiences installing the ATI drivers and finds that while there is definitely some room for improvement, for [...]
Penguin.SWF
I have written before about how the lack of the Adobe Flash player for Linux is one of the hurdles that have to be crossed before Linux will be ready for the wider public.
Well, it just so happens that Mike Melanson at Adobe has a blog up charting his progress in doing just that. His [...]
” Why Desktop Linux Will Not Take off, and Why You Don’t Want It to”
Over at OSNews, Martin Girard has a provocative article with exactly that title. While I won’t steal Martin’s thunder and give away the reasoning behind his article, I will say that in a lot of ways, I have to agree with his analysis. Of course, this brings me back to my central question on this [...]
Desktop Linux Poised & Ready
I have said before that Desktop Linux is not ready for prime time, but it is making progress, and nowhere is that more evident than at DesktopLinux.com, who have unveiled an A to Z guide to desktop Linux distributions. They believe that you will find something you can use
Whether you’re looking for an easy Windows-to-Linux [...]
Desktop Linux In The Enterprise
Previously I have talked about issues with desktop Linux that I believe must be resolved before home users will adopt it. Most of these are not as much of an issue for businesses looking to make a move to Linux desktops. Hardware can be selected that willnot have driver issues, DVD playback is a priority [...]
What Is Desktop Linux Missing?
The comments on my previous post about desktop Linux have gotten me thinking about what exactly desktop Linux needs in order to succeed. From where I sit, the big factors are:
No Linux Distribution is built and marketed around the desktop. Sure, some distributions, such as SUSE Linux 10.1 OSS pretend to be, but in reality, [...]
Desktop Linux is Ready To Go
While, in many ways, this may be technically true, it is not the common perception of the people who matter; potential users, who tend to be far more conservative when it comes to changing software.
This conservatism in users puts the lie to the idea that open-source equivalents can easily be substituted for widely used Windows [...]
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