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IBM Desktop Linux Pledge, One Year Later

Posted by timothy on from the work-in-progress dept.

Blue writes "It's been more than a year since the bold announcement from IBM that they planned on dumping Windows for Linux throughout the company. InfoWorld is reporting that not all is well with IBM's desktop Linux push. What went wrong?"

3 of 589 comments (clear)

  1. Re:It just won't work. by mboverload · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    1.) Remove all file extensions
    2.) Export registry into 40374 files and scatter them around hard drive for no reason.
    3.) Remember to name those files random things, like trontabs
    4.) Use a program to then scrable those letters
    4.1) Remember to make all folders in the root only 3 characters long with no thought to human organization what-so-ever
    5.) Downgrade to Windows 3.1 to get that box window feel (and jaggy-font feel)
    6.) Get rid of your printer driver and use the standard linux one. All your ~ are now @'s
    7.) Remember to type in lowercase
    8.) Create batch commands JUST to copy a file!
    9.) Run only text games because your graphics card doesn't have a driver for Linux
    10.) Oops! You can't use the backspace key without editing a file in VI, which you dont know how to use anyway
    11.) Realize Windows is easier and get your XP cd from trash.

    You get my problem.

  2. Re:It just won't work. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "You get my problem."

    That you exagerate?

  3. Re:more than insightful by carlislematthew · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Yeah! I totally agree! The "idiot" poster should have read pages of documentation and educated themselves for hours before attempting to install the OS.

    Debian, Knoppix, schnoppix, blue hat. WTF?!

    Your post is a prime example of how the Linux community just doesn't understand normal users and what it is they want to do with their computers.