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eWeek: Trying for the Top: Desktop Linux Aims for the Big Time

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

“Linux desktops have always faced an uphill battle against
Windows desktops. Now, OSDL is calling together architects from
over two-dozen key desktop-oriented Linux projects to a Dec. 1-2
meeting at its headquarters to set strategic directions and
standards, and find synergies amongst Desktop Linux
organizations.

“Armed with detailed information about what Linux desktop users
really want from their desktops from a recent OSDL (Open Source
Development Labs Inc.) survey, the developers will attempt to fix
the technical problems keeping Linux from winning a lion’s share of
the desktop market…”

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