> Its mainly the applications .. i dont think the os
> is of importance to
> people as long as they can get their work done and
> find help when
> needed.
Arent' there enough applications in most distros. It
is a long list.
> Linux will take off in a big way if the big distro
> manufacturers like
> RedHat ( Fedora ) and Novel ( Open SuSe ) provide
> self installing driver
> packages for their distros based on the latest
> available motherboards.
Fair enough.
> GNU/Linux is only for geeks - that too, ubergeeks.
> Because only a
> ubergeek can distinguish between GNU/Linux and linux
> - or worry about
> the difference.
What's ubergeeks? (Kdict could not find it for me ;) )
> For the rest are things like Ubuntu,
> Mandriva, Suse
> which work out of the box - the only thing
> preventing them from
> dominating is inertia
Do they for every hardware?
> No, not quality but compatibility. What will they do
> with a free OS that will not
> be 100% compatible to their needs?
Yes, compatibility with different hardware. For any
_normal_ user who surfs the web, uses Word Processor,
spreadsheet cannot sit down and type commands to
configure different hardware.
Looking at the replies to the list,
1. Techies should not be lazy to migrate
2. Extensive Driver support and hardware compatibility
for devices is required.
3. Software / Applications are compatible. But users
need to be informed that .odt (or .sxw) and .doc are
file formats for OOo and MS-Office. But OOo have wide
variety of options. There's Kopete / GAIM for IM.
4. Awareness in general terms of what is "free" and
what is "quality".
5. Community support and awareness through modes that
would reach many. (FM Radio / Magazines / TV?)
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