Out of the hat yes, thats why I mentioned "think" <1% I've read it somewhere. A time before I started bookmarking linux statistics.
I'll explain some of my reasoning. It takes 2 years+ to develop most games, I can guess it takes a similar time for applications. Look at the differences from 95 to 98, etc. Sure, apples to oranges... We are one month away from 2003, 2 years till 2005 I've used kde 99ish, and the amount it has changed is significant, but its not enough, imo. Things I think that need improvement, that keeps windows users using windows. Program installation Drivers! XFree86, its ugly to configure. A competitive office suite, MS office is still better. A fast, light weight, stable web browser. to name a few. How long would it take to develop such applications, or devise methods to enhance ease of use? Two years sounds about right to me, to be desktop ready. Lindows looks nice, Lycoris. Redhat's not bad. but I think the two I mentioned are more geared toward "windows"-ish ease of use, and those both need a bit more time to polish. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Buckley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 1:08 PM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Linux Work > >>I honestly DO NOT THINK that Linux is ready for the desktoop, till > >>mid 2005. > > Did you pick that date from a hat, or you just have a good feeling about the number 5, and the summer months? > > I think for alot of companies, Linux is definetely ready for the desktop. Why couldn't an office admin/person be using linux as his/her desktop? > > M > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Jenniss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 03:57:12 +0000 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Linux Work > > > > Honestly put, man. ... > > Linux has < 1% of the desktop market. > > (If I'm wrong, on these figures, PLEASE, update me) > > > > I've been with Linux, on/off for 3years, which I think is SFA... > > More activly as such, i've used it on my MAIN workstation, the only one I have, since late July... > > (No OS's but the Linux and OSS software) > > I've learned lots, but I've also learned.. :( > > > > I honestly don't think, Linux, and the free software it can be bundle'd with, in many of the latest distributions, IS NOT desktop ready. > > It's not, It's not, It's not. Unbiased and I hate microsoft, but I don't thinkk ALL distributions are desktop ready yet. > > > > AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, Linux is ALL OVER the server. Linux Ownz micros~1 win/dos completely. > > Windows is a fucking server that is trying to grow up. Pleaase. I'd rather cut off my fingers. > > > > I honestly DO NOT THINK that Linux is ready for the desktoop, till mid 2005. > > > > Proove me wrong, I have not much time to contribute in builidng software :(. > > > > If anyone thinks Microsoft lost, just like that.... You have to be kidding yourself. > > Microsoft can, and has, research, lawyers, market analysts, etc... They have more resources than we can EVER dream off, there's no point in predicticting MS's outcome, ever. All we can do, is persue our computing passion. Do what is right. Code what should be universal. > > > > Caan't steal what is pure of heart. > > > > Rich. > > > > On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 22:20:48 -0700 > > Roy Souther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > www.monster.com search for Linux > > > > > > On Thu, 2002-11-28 at 22:07, Trevor Lauder wrote: > > > > > > I was just wondering if anyone had any leads on Linux systems > > > administrator jobs or anything in the IT field? I recently lost my job > > > because there wasn't enough work to keep me on and I'm trying to find > > > another one, preferably in Linux. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Trevor > > > > > > > > > > > > Roy Souther > > > www.SiliconTao.com > > > > > > Changing the way people do business. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ______________________________________________ > http://www.linuxmail.org/ > Now with POP3/IMAP access for only US$19.95/yr > > Powered by Outblaze
