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Red Hat Avoids Desktop Linux, Says Too Tough

Posted by Zonk on from the choosing-where-to-fight-your-battles dept.

eldavojohn writes "We recently discussed the Linux Foundation's decision to leave desktop Linux alone but Red Hat is also steering clear of that goal. The reason? It's too tough. From the company blog: 'It's worth pointing out what's missing in the list above: we have no plans to create a traditional desktop product for the consumer market in the foreseeable future. An explanation: as a public, for-profit company, Red Hat must create products and technologies with an eye on the bottom line, and with desktops this is much harder to do than with servers.'"

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  2. Red Hat are a bunch of sissies. by alcmaeon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They would rather sit around and talk about pedicures and Brad Pitt than compete with Ubuntu. Hell, I agree: it's hard making software that doesn't suck and that can actually interface with a sound card. The boys at Ubuntu figured it out, the sissies at Red Hat started flailing their arms and running around in circles afraid of getting a run in their pantyhose.

  3. Fsck 'em by jav1231 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Perhaps if RH hadn't shit-canned their original desktop offering "back in the day" Linux might be farther along on the desktop. When interest in other desktops started to warm up, they loosely jumped back in. Now they're out again. "Hey! This is popular! Let's see how far this train goes!" This isn't "support" this is fair-weather-friending the idea of Desktop Linux. Go build your servers, assholes.