I think you are both right.
There are some setbacks in the open source which should be resolved: marketing is one of those, wider installed based is another and there's a long way to go even on the technical aspects.
This doesn't mean we cannot move on, we should find ways to spread the word and to bring more companies to support it, as IBM, HP, SUN and the like. This will make a huge difference in the way things will progress.
What could also help a lot is the use of MS applications natively in Linux (a WINE that works) and a good replacement for MS Officce, IE etc.
Think of what you want for your desktop and you'll see there are things missing in linux. The solution above all is to have everything you need there, this is the first and most important step.
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I think you are both right. There are some setbacks in the open source which should be resolved: marketing is one of those, wider installed based is another and there's a long way to go even on the technical aspects. This doesn't mean we cannot move on, we should find ways to spread the word and to bring more companies to support it, as IBM, HP, SUN and the like. This will make a huge difference in the way things will progress. What could also help a lot is the use of MS applications natively in Linux (a WINE that works) and a good replacement for MS Officce, IE etc. Think of what you want for your desktop and you'll see there are things missing in linux. The solution above all is to have everything you need there, this is the first and most important step.