Linux is ready for your desktop, and your business
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 13:11.
Linux? That's only for geeks, right? Like its forerunner Unix it conjures up visions of terminal windows and cryptic commands.
I've used Windows for decades now, and I switched to the Mac a couple of years ago. I've also watched Linux grow up, but always considered it marginal; not something the average person would use on their desktop or laptop.
Until a couple of weeks ago that is.
I have a Sony Vaio laptop with Windows XP that just isn't running properly anymore. It is slow and the network connection doesn't work at all. A couple of weeks ago friends were showing me the newest version of Ubuntu. It could even be booted directly from a DVD, and they gave me a copy to try out.
I took it home and started it on the Vaio. It was up immediately and working flawlessly.
The out-of-the-box experience here is incredible.
What?
I read the entire article (there's 1.5 minutes of my life I'll never get back) and NO WHERE is there anything about how Linux is "ready for your business". Did it mention AD - nope. Did it mention Exchange Server - nope. Did it mention AutoCAD, QuickBooks, Outlook, Photoshop not being available - nope. I could continue, but why waste more time.
So how exactly is Linux Desktop "ready" for your business?
re: What? Submitted by vonskippy
I believe he means, Linux is ready to take your business, aka work with you. Not that the article is ready to be deployed in your business, although it is in many cases.
Repost
They have published this post in at least 3 places (even a week ago).