Is Linux EVER going to make it to the desktop?

Foo to you, hardy heron!

Using Linux is like being a third-class citizen in a troubled autocracy. Windows and Mac users can click on things and expect them to work, Linux users have to tread lightly and do their best not to upset the OSS or alsa daemons, or go too far in hoping a Flash plug in might actually WORK!!

I’ve been using Linux since 1992 or ‘93. I’ve always had a Linux box around. It’s been an experiment that’s kind of lasted 15 years. Given my predilection for technology experiments, I suppose I’ll always maintain a Linux box on the side. But every now and then, I succumb to The Urge. I take one of my main computers, this time my home office PC, and install a Linux distro as the primary OS. Only when you do this do you really start to understand where Linux stands and what holes need to be filled. And when I say holes, I really mean gaping cavities that would put geological marvels like the mighty river Indus to shame. But let’s not get caught up in the semantics.