Author: JT Smith
ZDNet Linux forum moderator Anthony Moulen weighs in with his $0.02 on the state of the Linux desktop: “Just like Microsoft seems
to not care about a few Mac users that it can’t reach, there are going to be users for which Linux
will never be a good fit. Choice is what Linux is all about, and if we didn’t acknowledge that
there are going to be those for whom Windows is going to feel ‘right’ we would be fooling
ourselves. However, desktop Linux is coming quickly. KDE and Gnome development is moving
fast, and while Gnome may have paused a moment to mourn a fallen friend, it is still going strong.
Desktop Linux means accessibility. And this goes beyond installation.”
to not care about a few Mac users that it can’t reach, there are going to be users for which Linux
will never be a good fit. Choice is what Linux is all about, and if we didn’t acknowledge that
there are going to be those for whom Windows is going to feel ‘right’ we would be fooling
ourselves. However, desktop Linux is coming quickly. KDE and Gnome development is moving
fast, and while Gnome may have paused a moment to mourn a fallen friend, it is still going strong.
Desktop Linux means accessibility. And this goes beyond installation.”
