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Linux on the Desktop

Posted by michael on from the amor dept.

webmaven writes "Mitch Kapor's Open Source Application Foundation just released a 34 page report on the Desktop Linux market, written by Bart Decrem, who has discussed desktop Linux previously. The OSAF is working on Chandler, which the press have generally described as an 'Outlook Killer', but it's really intended to be in a completely new application category, more similar to Lotus Agenda in some ways than what currently consider a PIM (email + contacts + appointments). The report goes into some detail about the current state of desktop Linux, trends, and various limiting factors, and concludes that while a revolution is not immediately in the wings, a trend can definitely already be discerned, and they expect adoption of desktop Linux to increase over the next few years, and identifies leverage points to accelerate the process."

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  1. Re:You gave the wrong link to OSAF by The+Bungi · · Score: 5, Funny
    Fate worse than death: Slashdotting by mistake.

    Of course this just bounces to a non-existent Yahoo group, so...

  2. Re:Outlook by M.C.+Hampster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Outlook should be banashed.

    Are you sure you didn't find the spell check helpful?

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    Forget the whales - save the babies.
  3. I only want Chandler on my desktop if.. by mikeophile · · Score: 5, Funny
    Clippy looks like he's meant to snapped into the butt of an automatic pistol and says things like this.

    "I'm an occational drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard."

    "The kid's face had as much expression as a cut of round steak and was about the same color."

    "She opened a mouth like a firebucket and laughed. That terminated my interest in her. I couldn't hear the laugh but the hole in her face when she unzippered her teeth was all I needed."

    What do you mean Chandler wasn't named after Raymond?