Re: [TCLUG:628] Linux in the StarTribune

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

My takes on this is that I do not preach/sell Linux as a desktop OS.
Especially to business clients. Where linux fits well is in the Server
environment, where stability, reliability and performance are more
important that a GUI.

Several of my clients are running Linux as mail/web/print/file servers
and their users do not even know it :-( But they choose linux for its
stability. Most of the people are amazed when I till them to expect
90+ days of uptime :-)

Quoting Christopher Reid Palmer (jaymz@acm.cs.umn.edu):
> Hmm, I'm sure there will be bitterness about this one, but I actually
> think it's quite fair-handed. Interface, and the concomitant lack of user
> apps, is indeed Linux' weakness. He fairly mentioned that Linux is making
> headway in this area (KDE 1.0!), and that Apple is the real innovator in 
> interface design.

Since I am kind of out of the loop here, how does KDE relate to GNOME
if at all. I have not had time to hit eithers website and read in
detail. A quick overview would be great.

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