Linux on the desktop - Much relies on Novell. Can they make it happen?
I have been in IT for over 12 years now. I started with DOS 3.x, moved up to DOS 5.x, then DOS 6. Then I moved to Windows 3.1 and 3.11 WFW, then to 95, 98, Windows 2000, skipped ME, and went to XP. Now Vista is coming up. On the server side, I have worked with NT 3.51, 4.0, 2000 and 2003 Server. Now Longhorn is coming around. I mention all of these OS's because with each version, things have gotten a little easier and a little better. Installing drivers has pretty much been a cinch since Windows 2000. Crashes and memory leaks still happen and cause us all headaches, but that is definitely better than 5 years ago. Security, though still needing improvement, is better now than ever before.
On the other side of the coin is Unix / Linux. There have been prophecies for years that Linux is going to be the widely-used alternative to Windows on the desktop. The problem is that it has always been so complicated to get working. From the install to the installation of drivers and programs, Linux has always been the domain of the ultra-geek that loves to figure out how things work and loves knowing things that make most people's eyes cross.
But times, they are a changin'. Let's look at some factors.
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