Already been posted, but heres more. Its in devel. That said read flaps post, we can already play dvds we legally own so who cares about some propreitary pos? It's not like we're murdering kiddies or commiting "vile piracy" by playing our own legally bought dvds with free software.
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Problem #1 - The explosive pace of Linux development makes it difficult for end-users to stay put.
You dont actually have to upgrade you know...
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If there was a desktop Linux distribution that followed this model
To me, Debian is a desktop distro.
Go try it, you might be pleased, although I will also admit it has a long way to go before it becomes a *popular* desktop distro... the installer is obviously ugly as hell, altho at least the module selection part is rumoured to be getting easier soon.
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Problem #2 - No easy way to install programs, especially 3rd party programs.
true, i love apt get but typing / synaptic / other isn't for everyone.
Everything else I definitely agree with, thanks for the post LU.
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Of course I don't know this for a fact but that is how I forsee it happening.
FUD hazy, check back later sayeth the mystical eight ball. :-P :-P :-P
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I say that the desktop is best left to Mac OS X.
The desktop isn't going to be "left" to anyone. If you are saying that the competition should leave Apple alone then what are you scared of? :-P Apple is a company, and companies can go bankrupt. Unless you can disillusion every single geek then Free Software will never die. Neither will the Linux kernel unless it's replaced by something better in the eyes of the Free Software community, cos without marketing it's survival of the best. Eventually we will win. Sorry, we can wait decades if need be but we can't go bankrupt or die like any company pushing proprietary software can, and all companies die given enough time.