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Linux *Won't* Fail on the Desktop?
HanzoSan sent in a story claiming that Linux will Succeed on the desktop, and not
just the server market where it already has had much success.
I think that the latest version of KDE has demonstrated
that it can compete, but with the increasing
dependance on file formats that have no support on
Linux, it's going to be awfully difficult. That
said, Linux has been my desktop for many moons,
and I don't plan on changing it (Maybe
If Apple released TiBook's with 3 mouse buttons I'd
at least have an option ;)
Yes DOC is bad for interoperability with non-word users. Thing is our business has no need whatsoever to interoperate with non-word users. So why should we change?
---- Den ene knappen er powerknapp, den andre er Bender voice knapp "Bite My Shiny Metal Ass"
I believe you've just been trolled.
maybe, but MUST the troll be in the article itself? Can't that be saved for the discussion thread?
Doesn't taco have something better to do with his editorial powers than begin a thread with a troll?
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So religious, so Mac-like. Pssst, allow me to let you in on a secret. The rest of the world and most business do not revolve around computers like your world. They just want to get things done. Windows and Mac are great because they let you get your work done without delving into the geeky technical how-tos that Linux geeks love so much. If I can't right click and change my screen resolution with the mouse, forget it. If I have to find the gui or bring up a console to mount a drive, forget it. These are BASIC (yes, BASIC) features that are a given on Windows and Macs! Go ahead and reinvent the desktop if you want. Seems like the techno geek world is forever in this revolving reinvent everything because it feels cool to do mentality. The sane world will greet an alternative if it's ever ready. In the mean time, we have businesses (that only cares if the computer does its assigned job) to run, books to write, email to send. You guys are so funny. You find the same thing in institutionalized religion, in politics, and yes, in techno geekdom.
Maybe start with making cut and paste work between applications? I mean, I know it's only 18 years since this became commonplace, but come on!
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Not I. Windows sometimes has a place, and that place for me is on the Web. I left OS religious issues aside after using OS/2 for three years. I have three Linux (Slackware 8.0) boxes under my direct control, one of them being the server at work that was completely my creation and my choice. That's enough Linux for me.
I feel sorry for those of you who have one machine and have limited to choosing one OS to run at a time. Mixed environments are fun and are hard to beat for keeping skills sharp.