Linux Finally Ready for Prime Time
Source: OS Opinion
The only thing I regret -- and, unfortunately, I predicted this would happen -- is that the manufacturers of various competing forms of Linux have become as money-hungry as those they used to despise.
I've always considered Linux to be a fun toy for those of us with the time to play with something that challenges our little gray cells. Installation has always been a challenge, and waiting for compatibility with new hardware has often required the patience of a saint.
But now, with Lindows 3.0 and SuSE Linux 8.1 looming in our future, promising to make installation easier and boasting crossover compatibility with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows, Linux may have finally broken through to the mainstream. In fact, Lindows is being touted as the first version of Linux that even a Windows-addicted consumer can install.
