--On Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:57 AM -0600 Guy Fraser
<guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Linux distributions need to get back to their roots if they
want to survive. They will hang on lingering with support
from only die hard fans, but like me after enough abuse they
will start loose interest too. It will take innovation and
listening to what the users expect and want, to re-invigorate
the user base if Linux distributions are to survive.
You presume that all Linux users are alike, and that all distributions
cater to all users. While it's nice to sell Linux to the masses to gain
more hardware support, they've never been the core constituency.