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Current Newswire: Data encryption and Ubuntu, Part I Nvidia Announces "Personal Supercomputer" A Graphical Way to MySQL Mastery IETF: Should We Ignore the Kaminsky Bug? KOffice Releases New Beta of 2.0 Release Final Judgment in SCO v. Novell: SCO Loses Again Happy Birthday, Turing's Universal Machine The AIX Administrator's Guide to Learning Linux Deploy on Linux or Stay With XP - Hasta la Vista The Linux Tinority Responds IT Engineer/Operations - multiple openings Becton Dickinson US-NJ-Franklin Lakes Post A Job | Post A Resume The Man Also Known As "I'm Batman!": The Linux Desktop Distribution of the Future Jul 3, 2005, 19 :00 UTC (17 Talkback[s]) (10934 reads) "Despite the constant predictions of 'This year will be the year of the Linux Desktop,' such predictions have yet to become reality. While the reasons for this are numerous, they all tend to boil down to Linux being built as a server and workstation OS rather than a home system. This article will focus on how a distribution might be designed to not only make Linux a competitive desktop solution, but to propel it into a leader in the Desktop market. "Through a quick rundown of Linux's features, one can come to the following list of issues that make Linux a poor choice for general desktop use..." Complete Story Related Stories: OSNews: Linux, Market Share, and the Desktop(Jun 28, 2005) NewsForge: Mactel, Microsoft, and Linux(Jun 25, 2005) AppleMatters: Linux Needs to Get its Collective Act Together Soon(Jun 25, 2005) Editor's Note: Penguins in Hot Pursuit(Jun 24, 2005) Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   Silly!    Charles Hixson Jul 3, 2005, 19:42:14     DBFS?    GreyGeek Jul 3, 2005, 21:36:51     Are we really reduced to this?    Brandioch Conner Jul 3, 2005, 23:13:18     Releasing Hardware Data    blackhole Jul 4, 2005, 02:39:56     Kylix    Don Whitbeck Jul 4, 2005, 10:29:18     Grandma's email    Don Whitbeck Jul 4, 2005, 10:38:23     Re: Releasing Hardware Data    GreyGeek Jul 4, 2005, 16:59:02     Re: Releasing Hardware Data    Rufus Polson Jul 4, 2005, 17:22:32     Excellent article    "I'm The Penguin!" Jul 4, 2005, 17:56:36     Thought provoking    Phil Spector Jul 4, 2005, 22:59:25     Avoiding proprietary video drivers    Karl O. Pinc Jul 4, 2005, 23:05:52     Re: Re: Releasing Hardware Data    blackhole Jul 5, 2005, 06:31:20     Kodak and other cameras...    Andy Jul 5, 2005, 17:15:27     fanboy    some schmoe Jul 5, 2005, 18:00:44     Non-solution for non-problem    Khimenko Victor Jul 5, 2005, 20:19:01     re: fanboy    Brandioch Conner Jul 5, 2005, 20:36:28     Point 1 is absurd. DBFS? ARGH!    Bob Robertson Jul 13, 2005, 22:47:04     Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!

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