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Rethinking the Linux Distribution?
eldavojohn writes "ONLamp.com is running an interesting article about rethinking how the community distributes Linux and the open source applications that often come with Linux. The author isn't arguing that Linux needs to become a full blown web OS over night but instead, asking if the community should be considering 'Software as a Service' and what he means by that is perhaps many of the open source applications that run on Linux should be available through a browser. The reasons for this are obvious, the code is open so anyone could host it, it would be platform independent so anyone could use it and it might attract more users to the Linux environment. The obvious note here is that many of the enterprise software makers are switching to Software as a Service, shouldn't the open source community investigate the possibility of a Web OS?"
A baby gorilla. Right. Dell are bowing to pressure. They're not doing it because Ubuntu is actually as useful as Windows. Please check your fanboyism at the door. GNU/Linux isn't "better" than windows. It doesn't have the same feature-set, so it's not directly comparable. There are still a flying shed-load of stuff XP does that no distro of Linux can (multimedia and games spring to mind, not to mention a decent-looking UI and great desktop performance), so harping on about how it's fantastic and better than XP just makes you look foolish. Try qualifying things with "in my opinion" or "for what I want to do". Intuitive file system? Really? "Program Files" is less intuitive than /usr/bin? Fantastic logic.