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Asa Dotzler on Why Linux Isn't Ready for the Desktop

Posted by samzenpus on from the listen-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Asa Dotzler of The Mozilla Foundation compares the explosive growth of Firefox to the anything but explosive growth of Linux and what it needs to do to get there for the "regular user" AKA mom, dad and grandma Bootsie."

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  1. But they do... by HappyHead · · Score: 5, Funny

    But my mother and father already use Linux - mostly for the games though.

  2. Linux needs a Screen of Death! by tktk · · Score: 5, Funny
    Windows has the Blue Screen of Death.
    Longhorn has the Red Screen of Death.
    Mac OS 9 had the Sad Mac and the Bomb.
    OS X has the big power button in the background. (And maybe one more.)

    And Linux? I don't know what it's got.

    Linux users need some iconic way to know that they've really fsck'ed up the their computer. Then they can be satified when they haven't seen it in a while.

    We need something....like a dead penguin. Or maybe a slightly stunned penguin. I don't know, get a Japanese manga artist to draw it.

  3. Re:Well, here's my take by KaptNKrunchy · · Score: 3, Funny
    Plus, Jews use Linux.

    Duh, it's free! (my appologies to my fellow jews, just couldn't resist)

  4. Re:A fine post and everything but... by Sloppy · · Score: 4, Funny
    how the hell did you get first post with so much freakin' writing?
    That post is one of TMP's recent journal entries.

    BTW, TMP is one of my favorite ranters on Slashdot, but this one .. I don't know. It just isn't angry enough. I wish some Linux-using republican would tailgate The Mad Poster for ten minutes, then pass him on the right-side shoulder while going 90 mph, revealing a bumper sticker on the back of their SUV, showing a penguin flipping him off. Then maybe we'd get a better rant.

    C'mon, TMP, lay off the prozac.

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