[SLUG] What do people make of this: Why Linux isn't ready for desktops

[john at johnallsopp.co.uk]

> David Webster wrote:
>
>> Asa Dotzler(The Firefox Guy) on
>> Why Linux isn't ready for desktops
>
> Well, I think he makes a lot of sense. I don't think that the article
> was really too much about being ready for the desktop, it seemed to be
> more about how to make linux appeal to windows users. If linux wishes
> for vast numbers of linux users to switch then yes, improvements need
> to
> happen first to make the transition possible.

Do other operating systems adopt a Windows approach, or do they just
do things better?

I don't see the Mac interface adopting Windows 'norms' in order to
sell more. They just do it by being cooler.

There are some distros that specialise in aping Windows, so that
covers that.

I don't think people who love Linux could bring themselves to create a
'my computer' directory.

However, mounting discs, yep, that was a big stumbling block for me at
uni.

The latest distros sound like they've maybe sorted out the software
upgrading, dependencies thing. I wouldn't know, I'm still on RH9.

J