> > Unfortunately, Holly, I don't think linux will be ready for the desktop > for > > quite awhile (yes, that does make me sad). > > Novell disagrees: [snip] > > AT&T disagrees: [snip] > > Various governments disagree: [double-snip for an nytimes link] > > The tide is turning.
Only if you can't see the hype and hidden agendas of those folks. Novell wants you to buy into it to build a consumer base for their own flavor (which, on the surface, looks and acts a lot like windows). AT&T is only testing it out, but basically they're looking to gain some leverage against M$ in regards to pricing. Brazil and other third world nations don't really have the cash that M$ tries to extort from them. Hype and agendas aside, there is no momentum in the mass market to move from windows to linux. I'd be real happy if there was as M$ IMHO is holding back the development of systems and technology and general innovation, but that's another thread all together. -- [email protected] mailing list
