I just read an article at Linux.com about the OS habits of Linux users. The author of the article asked Linux Torvalds about his habits and found he exclusively used Linux. Torvalds said, “I don’t use either [Windows or Mac OS X]. OS X is kind of pointless (pretty much anything it has, Linux can do better) and Windows offers stuff that I don’t much care about (mainly games — and I’ve got games machines for those).” Before I comment on this any more than I have, let me just say that I have been a near-exclusive Linux desktop user since 2001. I love Linux and I still think there are some areas where Linux dominates. However, to Torvalds, I say, “hogwash”. He can get around careful scrutiny by his choice of words “pretty much anything it has” and “Windows offeres stuff that I don’t much care about”.

But the spirit of what he’s saying seems just dead wrong. And it’s an attitude that’s pervasive among many Linux enthusiasts. Whether Torvalds has the zealotry I’m about to discuss is irrelevant. It’s just a launch pad for me to address this attitude. The attitude goes something like this. “Linux is an awesome OS. We’ve come so far in a short amount of time. We have everything anyone would need. And bling to boot. Linux is ready for the desktop. In fact, it’s ready to take over the desktop.” There is a lot of truth in what both Linus said and my characterization of the Linux zealot.

Truth 1: Anything that Windows and Mac can do, Linux could do. Notice my choice of words.

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