Desktop Linux

[swhiser]

swhiser wrote:

> Karsten Wade wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2005-08-16 at 20:17 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Aza dotzler presentation on requirements for Desktop Linux is a 
>>> relevant article for what is appealing to the target audience
>>>
>>> http://piercedotzler.com/asa/linux%20%96%20in%20search%20of%20the%20desktop.pdf 
>>>
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Owch, painful to read presentation.  Guess my desktop isn't ready for
>> it.
>>
>> This is the usual chicken-egg problem.  He is full of what desktop
>> developers should do.
>>
>> There are a few good points in there, which are overshadowed by problems
>> not addressed.  For example, how does he propose getting all of these
>> preferences off a proprietary file system and out of proprietary
>> applications?  To live side-by-side, Windows needs to be installed on a
>> FAT file system, which is usually not the case in the NTFS world.
>>
>> I appreciate that Linux desktop developers are trying to do better than
>> just to cater to Windows users.
>>
>> People act like Windows is the be-all of computer experience.  People
>> get used to changes because they have to.  Linux desktop being
>> widespread will likely come about for the same reason Windows got
>> widespread -- businesses adopted it, users got used to it at work, and
>> they brought it home.
>>
>> When that happens, I will be proud that we didn't produce a Windows
>> clone.
>>
>> - Karsten
>>  
>>
>
> The presentation speaks for itself as to why Linux can't get across.
> -Sam Hiser


I mean, is that Sanscrit?
-Sam

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