On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 13:36 -0400, linuxmaillists@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > The only way Linux will ever become a worthy adversary to MS > on the desktop is when the Linux community as a whole has > an open mind about doing things that apparently most Linux > users think are stupid. Ok, there's a joke to made about that... Hmm. To be on a par with MS, we've got to do just as stupid things as Windows does. As it stands, Linux is a good alternative. It does what it does. It's available for use by all those interested in using it. And it's not forced upon you, unlike Windows. Yes, marketing works, but you do have to pitch to the right market. Is car racing full of computing enthusiasts, or car enthusiasts? Linux is something for computing enthusiasts, not just computer users. Windows and MacOS is for them. There's little point in being a clone of them. Where's the benefit. You're no-longer an alternative. -- (This box runs FC5, my others run FC4 & FC6, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
