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Linux desktop viability myths exploded
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Contributed by Chad Brandt
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Thursday, 05 August 2004
If you look on the Web you can find many examples of experts claiming that Linux is not ready for the desktop. In some cases, the commentators have valid points, but often they perpetuate myths that simply are no longer true.If they wish to avoid appearing clueless, desktop Linux pundits should tackle their reviews of Linux with the following conditions:
1) Buy a Windows box with hardware that is known compatible with Linux, just as if a manufacturer were OEMing the system using Linux.
2) Contact a local LUG or solicit volunteers to install whatever flavor of Linux you want on your system and create a dual boot configuration for you, so that you can directly compare Windows usability with Linux usability. That puts the Linux installation on a par with the pre-installed Windows setup.
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