Anandtech: What’s Holding Linux Back?

[ Thanks to Bastion
for this link. ]

“…I personally feel that Linux is very close to
breaking through on the desktop side, provided some changes can be
made. Corel made a pretty decent attempt at creating a migration
path for Windows users not only by releasing their own modified
Debian release, with a Windows-Friendly feel, but also by porting
their Word Perfect and Corel Draw suites over to Linux. However,
the movement has suffered a kick in the gut, thanks to a variety of
factors, and now the community must forge ahead to make up the lost
ground.

For those of us that have experience with Linux, we know of its
growth and maturation. However, in order to see Linux continue to
grow and even make inroads into the desktop environment, there are
a number of things that will need to be done. The first things I
would focus on are the things that trouble users on the PC side the
most.

Linux needs to be more approachable for novices, and those who
use Windows, since that is where much of the conversion will come
from. If the community can get fully behind KDE 2.x and 3.x that
will help. If the KDE or Samba groups can produce a consistent,
super easy and nearly automatic dialog to configure and activate
Samba file sharing with Windows networks, that will also help.”

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