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Getting Past "Ready For the Desktop"

Posted by timothy on from the it's-been-ready-for-mine-for-a-while dept.

Jeremy LaCroix suggests in an editorial at Linux.com that the phrase "ready for the desktop" is ready for retirement. As anyone who's been using Linux for several years (or even a few) for everyday tasks knows, "ready for the desktop" is in the eye of the beholder.

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  1. Re:Ready for the desktop? by Horatio_Hellpop · · Score: 5, Funny

    //And what's your definition of "any application"?// Probably an application. Like, any of them.

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    Frammin' on the jim-jam, frippin' at the krotz!
  2. Re:DOS by sjames · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a good thing Windows is so friendly and intuitive to use. Why would anyone want to edit text file configs in Linux when they can just locate the key "jknb31r289cjk1289" and change it (obviously) to "9889cfjk12q9fcvfd"