Linux Not Ready For the Masses...BULL
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| I am tired of hearing and reading that Gnu/Linux is not ready for
| the "regular" or "normal" user. Self proclaimed experts and pundits insist
| that these users can not, or will not, use Gnu/Linux. They give all kinds of
| reasons for this. I say that most of these reasons exist only in the minds of
| these experts and pundits.
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http://riplinton.blogspot.com/2008/03/linux-not-ready-for-massesbull.html
"Linux ready for X" is a FUD handbook classic. It should be avoided because it
creates questions, doubt.
Related:
"Is ANY OS Ready for the Desktop?"
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| A perfect OS would include(at a minimum) these points:
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| 1. Stability: The perfect OS should NEVER crash.
|
| 2. Functionality: The perfect OS should be able to use any and
| all features of any hardware attached to the system. It should
| instantly recognize and install appropriate drivers for said hardware.
|
| 3. Usability: The perfect OS should be able to run any program,
| regardless of code base or age of said program.
|
| 4. Security: the perfect OS should be an airtight vessel in this
| regard. Hackers should find themselves out of work because of this OS.
|
| 5. Configurability: The perfect OS should let the user set it up
| the way he/she wants.
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http://www.overclockers.com/articles1368/
Switching from KDE to WinXP
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| You probably do not use your computer in the same way I use mine. That
| is exactly why a rich and configurable feature set is so important --
| everyone will have different situations, different preferences, and
| different ways of using their computers. A feature-rich, configurable
| desktop like KDE allows people to work how they want to work. The MS
| Windows XP desktop is more of a "one size fits all" or "any color as long
| as it is black" desktop. One with limited features. Some people may not
| mind that; I do. Surprisingly, I have yet to find any feature in WinXP
| that made me say "Wow! I wish KDE could do that."
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http://www.osugisakae.com/writings/lin2winxp/linux2winxp_1.html
FREE FOR ALL
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| Is Linux ready for the desktop? You bet it is! I've been using the free,
| open source operating system exclusively on my laptop, a Lenovo IBM
| ThinkPad X60s, for the past three months. And it rocks!
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http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=4252
Linux ready for the desktop
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| McLaren said the cost of security alone in the standard desktop, is at
| least "50 percent to double" that of Linux.
|
| He believes the primary inhibitors to large-scale Linux desktop adoption
| are Windows applications, especially Excel macros, and a perception of
| a large training cost associated with the move.
|
| "There will always be a migration cost for any large project, but this
| will be dramatically lowered over time," he said. "You need take a
| long-term view and realize security and admin costs will be lowered. We're
| not saying everything should be moved over at once."
|
| McLaren cited car rental company Europcar as having "success" by moving
| call centre people and branch office systems to Red Hat's desktop.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1555287553;fp;4194304;fpid;1
Windows rapidly approaching desktop usability
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| Don't Lose This Product Key!
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| Video blanking hassles
|
| Windows XP networking: Not for amateurs
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| Shocked by additional software costs
|
| Where Windows XP shines
|
| Hope for the future
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http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/05/18/2033216
OK, Heads Up Linux, You're on in 5..4..3..2 (cue music)...
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| Some of us are still asking the question: "Is Linux Ready For The
| Desktop?"
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| I don't care who you are...that's funny.
|
| And yet, this announcement was not heralded by one News site or
| blog...none that I could find at any rate, and don't get me wrong. I
| am proudly affiliated with one of the best Linux News websites in
| existance...I missed it just like you did. The "announcement" was
| eclipsed by a controversy that still rages in the community and so
| immersed in this discussion did we become...we let it get completely
| by us. No, Linus did not come down from the mountain with disks in
| hand to make the proclamation, nor did RMS or any other noted Linux
| Guru perform the coronation.
|
| Microsoft decided the issue for us.
|
| Personally, those are the most disturbing 6 words I have ever typed.
|
| Microsoft has physically picked up and placed Linux anywhere on the
| Great Chessboard they wish...no different than the other Pawns they
| push around. Novell should be seen as nothing more than the drunken
| sentry who opened the gate to let the Trojan Horse in. For those of
| you who have challenged me on MS having too much strength and leverage,
| as it is said often in over-dramatic fashion; I rest my case.
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http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/91-OK,-Heads-Up-Linux,-Youre-on-in-5..4..3..2-cue-music....html
A Look At Linux - Is It For You?
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| Linux is such a fast growing and extensible operating system that
| it is pretty hard to beat. Whether you are a home use or enterprise
| corporation Linux can suite your needs.
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http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/linux/locutus/archives/a-look-at-linux-is-it-for-you-16064
Windows Vista Ready?
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| The majority of new members and guests are here because they want to install
| Windows XP on systems which came with Vista pre-installed. Others are dual
| booting with XP and Vista because they do not want to, or are unable to
| solely depend on Vista to do what they need their systems for.
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http://www.pro-networks.org/blog/index.php/vista/14
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