Published at LXer:

"I’ve been playing with the Ubuntu 10.4 beta for the past two days, and it’s bloody brilliant. You’re sick of hearing it, I know. Every Ubuntu release sends fanboys scrambling for the same, old script – the one where Ubuntu cracks the mainstream, crushes Windows and convinces the ignorant public that open source can cure cancer and inspire world peace."

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Is 2010 finally the year of the Linux Desktop?

I've had a Linux desktop for ~10 years now... what am I missing here?

Being entirely objective:

I think the focus/intent of the article, and the new *buntu's (and yes I read the thing and ALL the comments) is basically something like:

"Can this *buntu release be a drop-in replacement for Windows, with at least the same or better spectrum of out-of-the-box functionality & usability, that an experienced Windows user expects."

NOTE: I suppose I am making the comparison of "a DIY Ubuntu install" to "an OEM Win install" -- because many people (myself included) have found that an OEM Win install is often more ready-to-go out of the box, than a DIY Win install is.


Sasha

Being entirely subjective:

I was just mocking those funny annual predictions.
Yes, I'd even say that it's TOO ready-to-go. I've recently had two encounters with OEM windows installations: one on my new netbook and one on a client's new desktop computer. The number of pre-installed useless programs is just unbelievable now.

Whenever you first installed Linux was "The Year Of The Linux Desktop" for you. In my case it was early 2005. So this year is 5 LD.

I like that!