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Lycoris Desktop/LX update 2 Released

Posted by michael on Tuesday July 30, 2002 @01:15AM from the mmmm,-licorice dept.

David writes "Redmond Linux Corp has just released Lycoris Desktop/LX Update 2 (build 46 final). Relatively user-friendly, loads of goodies and nice features. Should give Lindows a run for its money. Who says Linux is dead on the desktop? ;-)"

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Re:Umm by Ami+Ganguli · 2002-07-30 02:00 · Score: 5, Insightful

N.B. I believe this even though I am writing this from Linux.

Funny, so am I. So there are at least two users who have to switch to away from Linux before it dies on the desktop. I have reason to believe there are a few million more out there like us, so Linux isn't even close to dead on the desktop.

Linux is making steady, but slow progress. As long as it isn't going backwards (which certainly is not the case) then I don't see anything to worry about. There are enough developers today to keep my Gnome desktop looking cool, and that's all I need.

Now when will Linux go mainstream on the desktop as it has on the server? Dunno. The conditions keep getting better, but the inertia in the Windows market is incredible.

What's the rush anyway?

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