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Linux *Won't* Fail on the Desktop?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the rubbing-against-the-grain dept.

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 ;)

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    first pr0st!

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  3. Re:If TiBooks had 3 mouse buttons?!?! by qurob · · Score: 0, Troll


    Yeah, slapping a 3 button mouse on my Powerbook is really going to help the whole portability thing....

    *Sigh*

  4. I can't resit...must resist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Long live the fighters!

  5. Win XP helps recover US economy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I just finished my MCSE track. Me and thousand successful IT professionals will help our economy to recover. What linux propose is only quick way to disaster. We need right tools and not paying for software it is not the right choice. So, please stand aside, support financially our economy by buying MS products and let us IT professionals decide which product to use.

    Daniel
    proud MCP,MCP+I,MCSE

  6. Re:Whose desktop are we talking about? by CrayzyJ · · Score: 0, Troll

    First and foremost, all of your "Next, Next, Next" are options about where, what, etc for the program to be installed. Where are the options in your Linux example?

    Second, your Windows example is all mouse driven. Many users I know are afraid of command prompts. They'll click 50 times just to avoid commands.

    Third, it has been a loooong time since I've had to reboot after installing an 'application'. Drivers are different, but if you want to talk drivers don't forget your "make" step under Linux.

    Fourth, I've had to search shitty sites for Linux progs too.

    Finally, if you want to do a head-to-head like this - be fair! Linux would probably win out anyway, but your point is lost in your arrogant exaggeration of facts.

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    Holy s-, it's Jesus!
  7. Please use the correct names. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    They didn't try and build an interface for X Windows. They built one ON TOP of BSD. That's what Linux must do. We can't rely on X Windows because it has too many shortcomings.
    dkl@ws8:~$ man X
    X(1)

    NAME

    X - a portable, network-transparent window system
    SYNOPSIS
    The X Window System is a network transparent window system which runs on a wide range of computing and graphics machines. It should be relatively straightforward to build the X Consortium software distribution on most ANSI C and POSIX compliant systems. Commercial implementations are also available for a wide range of platforms.

    The X Consortium requests that the following names be used when referring to this software: X
    X Window System
    X Version 11
    X Window System, Version 11
    X11

    If you still don't believe, visit X and XFree86 websites. Please use the correct names in your future posts. Thanks.