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Current Newswire: Installing Ubuntu 9.10 Hands-on: OpenMoko WikiReader is simple, appealing Perl far from dead, more popular than you think Microsoft Exchange alternatives Kubuntu 9.10: A Mixed Bag Could Microsoft switch to Linux? Red Hat Virtualization Manager for Windows Only? Creating Ebooks with Sigil Editor's Note: Making Multi-Channel Firewire Music With Linux Amaya: A Simple, Yet Useful Alternative to Dreamweaver Server Support Specialist I The Computer Merchant, Ltd US-OK-Oklahoma City Post A Job | Post A Resume Why Linux is Ready, Not Ready for the Desktop and Why we Care in the Wrong Way Oct 14, 2007, 00 :00 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (5946 reads) (Other stories by Victor Kinzer) [ Thanks to Victor Kinzer for this link. ] "Ok, for starters, I'm not going to enumerate on Linux's weaknesses and strengths and talk about why it is or is not ready for the desktop. I know, I know my title would make it seem like that was going to be my focus, but it is not. Instead I'm going to talk about the community's idiotic (yeah you heard me bring the flames, go ahead my e-mail is ciggychan@gmail.com) treatment of this subject. Too many other people have talked about what the problems are, and why they do or do not matter, to discuss that would be a waste of my time. I'm going to discuss why those people are all focusing on the WRONG thing..." Complete Story Related Stories: Linux Not Ready for the Desktop? Really?(Oct 12, 2007) Why is ZDNet Asia Reporting a Linux Identity Crisis?(Sep 25, 2007) Linux and its Identity Crisis(Sep 25, 2007) Of or Relating to Struggle Within a Nation, Organization, or Group(Sep 21, 2007) Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   Let me save you some time.    Brandioch Conner Oct 14, 2007, 01:24:57     Since the OBVIOUS meltdown of VISTA these kinds of    GreyGeek Oct 14, 2007, 01:45:25     New reasons needed...    cjm Oct 14, 2007, 02:44:37     OH BS. This is a good blog.    Spanky Oct 14, 2007, 05:49:46     Leveraging    Don Whitbeck Oct 14, 2007, 11:49:21     Re: New reasons needed...    Spanky Oct 14, 2007, 19:09:22     Re: Let me save you some time.    Tony OBryan Oct 14, 2007, 20:35:22     We all have our reasons for using Linux    Jeff Cobb Oct 15, 2007, 03:24:34     Linux already more than ready    paul Oct 15, 2007, 12:51:53     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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