"all leading up to the point where the user can take control of their Linux system: modify the kernel. Otherwise they can already do most of the stuff that HP wants to teach them, with their Windows system."
We are talking about end users, not Geeks or CS majors. 99.99% of users do not want to modify kernels etc. They want to be able to use their systems to get business done, access the internet, use office apps. play music/videos and play a few games at home. I think the Linux desktop finally has a chance to take off because the work that has been done by several distributions to make the Linux desktop usable without diving into the kernel or editing 50 config files to get a usable system.
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You were doing fine up to this point:
"all leading up to the point where the user can take control of their Linux system: modify the kernel. Otherwise they can already do most of the stuff that HP wants to teach them, with their Windows system."
We are talking about end users, not Geeks or CS majors. 99.99% of users do not want to modify kernels etc. They want to be able to use their systems to get business done, access the internet, use office apps. play music/videos and play a few games at home. I think the Linux desktop finally has a chance to take off because the work that has been done by several distributions to make the Linux desktop usable without diving into the kernel or editing 50 config files to get a usable system.