Subj : Re: Live CD
To   : ALAN ZISMAN
From : CHARLES ANGELICH
Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 11:20 pm

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Hello Alan - 

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AZ>> There is, in fact, a bit of a debate going on right now
AZ>> about how to increase use of Linux as a desktop OS (rather
AZ>> than as a server OS)... one side is arguing that Linux
AZ>> needs to become more Windows-like. The other side suggests
AZ>> (as in GH's anecdote) that if Linux becomes more
AZ>> Windows-like, then users will see it as a cheap Windows
AZ>> knock-off, and feel like they might as well stick to 'the
AZ>> real thing'. 

CA>> There is a third group that believes it is the lack of
CA>> application software that discourages people who consider
CA>> changing over to Linux. I consider myself a member of that
CA>> third group. 

AZ> There's also the 'hardware support' issue-- though that
AZ> (along with ease of installation) has vastly improved over
AZ> the years I've been trying out Linux. 

True. 

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AZ> And there are issues with software installation-- I've
AZ> gotten very frustrated trying to install standard things
AZ> like Firefox and OpenOffice upgrades, unless there's a
AZ> version auto-downloaded by the particular distribution's
AZ> own software. 

Library dependencies are a problem. 

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CA>> re: "stick to 'the real thing'" 

CA>> This is probably what stunned Linspire (Lindows). The
CA>> marketing made it sound too much like a Windows clone even
CA>> though that was never really true. 

AZ> Possibly interesting read: "Is desktop Linux stuck on
AZ> stupid?" http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/?p=419&tag=nl.e589 

I don't normally read 'blogs' but I did read this URL. Somewhat
interesting but no new information. 

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