Comments on: The endless Linux ready for the desktop discussion http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2007/02/01/the-endless-linux-ready-for-the-desktop-discussion/ GStreamer and Collabora news and more Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jörg Müller http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2007/02/01/the-endless-linux-ready-for-the-desktop-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-903 Jörg Müller Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2007/02/01/the-endless-linux-ready-for-the-desktop-discussion/#comment-903 That's a truly realistic view!<p/>An alternative desktop is ready for 70% of the "average" desktop users (not gamers) as far as their printers and scanners are supported. With Turboprint, the printer support shouldn't be a big problem, although that software is not for free. And now, I can buy at least the media codecs that I need. <p/>When I add the prices of the three migration packages that I might need (CrossOver, Turboprint and Media Codecs) it's still less than a third compared to Vista - a real bargain! <p/>Actually the only obstacles to the breakthrough of the Linux desktop in the mainstream in terms of market share are just _some_ of the drivers. I think it's only a matter of three to four years from now. That’s a truly realistic view!

An alternative desktop is ready for 70% of the “average” desktop users (not gamers) as far as their printers and scanners are supported. With Turboprint, the printer support shouldn’t be a big problem, although that software is not for free. And now, I can buy at least the media codecs that I need.

When I add the prices of the three migration packages that I might need (CrossOver, Turboprint and Media Codecs) it’s still less than a third compared to Vista – a real bargain!

Actually the only obstacles to the breakthrough of the Linux desktop in the mainstream in terms of market share are just _some_ of the drivers. I think it’s only a matter of three to four years from now.

]]> By: Lars Wirzenius http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2007/02/01/the-endless-linux-ready-for-the-desktop-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-904 Lars Wirzenius Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2007/02/01/the-endless-linux-ready-for-the-desktop-discussion/#comment-904 For past couple of years, I've wondered exactly how ready Linux/GNOME is for the "average user". So I did a little experiment: <a href="http://liw.iki.fi/liw/log/2007-01.html#20070124b">http://liw.iki.fi/liw/log/2007-01.html#20070124b</a> (sorry for plugging my own stuff).<p/>Conclusion: except for sysadmin stuff, multimedia, and "toys" (Second Life, etc) explicitly made only for Windows, Debian etch is ready. The experiment was with Debian, but since the same software is available everywhere else it's in no way restricted to Debian. For past couple of years, I’ve wondered exactly how ready Linux/GNOME is for the “average user”. So I did a little experiment: http://liw.iki.fi/liw/log/2007-01.html#20070124b (sorry for plugging my own stuff).

Conclusion: except for sysadmin stuff, multimedia, and “toys” (Second Life, etc) explicitly made only for Windows, Debian etch is ready. The experiment was with Debian, but since the same software is available everywhere else it’s in no way restricted to Debian.

]]> By: Stefano Canepa http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2007/02/01/the-endless-linux-ready-for-the-desktop-discussion/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Stefano Canepa Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2007/02/01/the-endless-linux-ready-for-the-desktop-discussion/#comment-905 I do think that GNU/Linux with gnome or KDE is ready for the desktop of any user who don't like to play with PC and who does not need legacy application. I also think that to play it's better to buy a console and that 90% of legacy applications need to be rewritten and can be rewritten to work on GNU/Linux.<br/> I do think that GNU/Linux with gnome or KDE is ready for the desktop of any user who don’t like to play with PC and who does not need legacy application. I also think that to play it’s better to buy a console and that 90% of legacy applications need to be rewritten and can be rewritten to work on GNU/Linux.

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