Linux Desktop--Is it an Option for Normal Users? [Parts 2 & 3]

May 30, 2007, 00:00 (2 Talkback[s])

[ Thanks to Briard for this link. ]

From Part 2:

"I received a lot of mail after Gizmo published my trip report last month. Many citizens of the Windows Kingdom wrote that, in their search for an escape route, they'd struck similar obstacles to the ones I'd stumbled over. It seems many have tried to leave the kingdom but found it hard to survive in the rugged mountains.

"I also received mail from the people in Mozilla, some of it agreeable and some of it less so. Many confessed they'd also found it hard to come to grips with Linux, but urged me to persevere. One said: 'I have argued for Linux for 8 years now. You managed to point out all of the things I have trained myself to ignore. After your article I realized it really is not ready for the masses...'"

Complete Story (Part 2)

Complete Story (Part 3)

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