“No matter how many strides Linux makes toward desktop
acceptance, we’re still a long way from the day when we’ll see the
free OS become a true drop-in replacement for the commercial
systems we use now.“Case in point: Last week, the folks at Novell were kind enough
to send along a copy of their latest OS release, Suse Linux 10.0 .
I’ve always thought Suse had an edge over Red Hat in the UI
department. Plus, Novell describes this edition of its product as a
home-user version targeted at ‘hobbyists and enthusiasts.’ So,
naturally, I figured I’d install it on my desktop PC at
home…”