OSDL's Review of Desktop Linux In 2006

derrida writes "The OSDL's Desktop Linux Working Group has published its first year-end report on the state of the overall desktop Linux ecosystem. The report provides insight into the year's key accomplishments in functionality, standards, applications, distributions, market penetration, and more. Of great interest is the Market Growth part. Quoting from there: 'Most observers believe that much of the growth will take place outside of the United States. "It will be in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries," said Gerry Riveros, Red Hat, "because of the price and because they aren't locked in yet."'"

Comments

Re:Other countries

[Hao Wu]

in countries like China and India, where street vendors hawk a variety of Microsoft bootlegs for less than $0.50?

Untrue. Chicken or dog cost at least many dollar. Half amount of carcass will trade for quality software more or less.

So here is my progress...

[paniq]

I switched my Gnome desktop theme about 20 times last year, unable to decide whether a Vista-styled theme was glorifying or mocking the competition.

Then I decided that I still prefer Clearlooks.

Boy, what a year.

Re:Other countries

[mgiuca]

Half amount of carcass will trade for quality software more or less.

So just to clarify, you mean, "Will trade for software of the same quality as half a carcass."

Sounds about right.

Re:Other countries

[Harmonious Botch]

So just to clarify, you mean, "Will trade for software of the same quality as half a carcass." Sounds about right. Sounds reasonable. I'd trade my old copy of W98 for half a dead chicken.

Ripoff.

[Kadin2048]

Sounds reasonable. I'd trade my old copy of W98 for half a dead chicken.

Sounds like a bad trade to me. You can make soup out of that chicken, but what are you going to do with those Windows discs? Even sauteed, I think they'd be pretty tough.