Here's how Linux gets to the desktop (ZDNet)

Posted Jul 14, 2003 15:43 UTC (Mon) by einstein (subscriber, #2052) [Link]

In our location, linux is running on over 60% of the computers, and ms windows on less than 30%, the rest running mac os -

we passed 10% long ago!

Posted Jul 15, 2003 3:51 UTC (Tue) by jayp (guest, #12919) [Link]

Well, I was alway skeptical about Linux on the desktop of average user, but I think I have converted recently.

Now, I am a technical user and have always used UNIX/Linux on my desktop, but always it has entailed hours of research work getting stuff working, which I thought a non-technical user could never do.

But recently I have seen good progress in this area. E.g. I recently bought a LinuxCertified Laptop, primarily because I didn't want to scratch my head again with all the hardware. I was *really* surprised to see stuff working off the bat. It was almost like buying Windows machine from Dell.

I think Linux on the desktop will rise based on the advances made by the community, and the integration work done by vendors like these.

Posted Jul 17, 2003 12:40 UTC (Thu) by ekj (subscriber, #1524) [Link]

My father runs Linux. So does my grandmother. Why not ? Utterly nontechnical people (like they both are) are going to use whatever someone else sets up and supports.

Linux makes it easier for me to set it up and support it from afar. ssh allows me to do anything as easily as if I was sitting in front of the machine itself.

As for the programs, it's true that the selection of programs is smaller. It's also true that this is completely irrelevant aslong as there's plenty of the programs they both use. (Email, web-browser, word-processor, spreadsheet)

Introduce YOUR grandmother to kmail today ! *grin*