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Breaking Down Barriers to Linux Desktop Adoption

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the certainly-have-come-a-long-way dept.

Jane Walker writes to tell us that in a recent interview with SearchOpenSource.com Jono Bacon takes a look at why some of the reasons people give for not switching to Linux might not stand up under closer scrutiny. From the article: "For example, they fault Linux OpenOffice desktops for not having all the features in Microsoft Windows Office, even though few actually use all of the Microsoft stuff. So, in essence, they're saying they want desktops cluttered with unnecessary features."

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  1. Re:Um...Incompatibilities? by matth · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Ok.. not flaming here...seriously.... every time someone complains about a winmodem it just makes me fume. Get a real modem. Don't complain about it not working under Linux. Even under windows it doesn't work right all the time. And if you get an app that sucks the CPU down for a few moments, you might get disconnected. Get a real hardware modem, and your connections will be much more stable.