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CNET News.com: Caldera eases Linux onto the desktop

“Caldera Systems will introduce a consumer-friendly desktop
version of OpenLinux next Monday that lets users install and run
the upstart operating system without ever seeing a confusing
command line interface.”

“More than half of Linux sales now are to people with no Linux
or Unix experience, said Caldera Systems chief executive Ransome
Love.

“We have a real alternative to Windows now,” added Lynn Nielson,
Caldera’s development director, acknowledging that one problem has
been the lack of a good graphical installation routine for
Linux.”

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