Desktop Linux Breaking Ground

Desktop Linux is a funny thing. Unlike their cousins at Microsoft, Linux often has a LOT of customizing that needs to be done in order to be used by the masses. While the hardcore geek certainly has no quarrels about this, the mainstream user obviously does.

This article points out how much Desktop Linux has truly grown in the past few years. Yes sir, it certainly is amazing!

Desktop Linux started gaining momentum in 2002. Only nine months later, Linux potential looks very real. While some critics take a cynical view, the record does not prove them correct. DesktopLinux.com Contributing Editor Tom Adelstein discusses where the Linux desktop has experienced growth and some upcoming launches to keep your eye on.

The most intriguing prospects for Desktop Linux may wait in the halls of Raleigh-based Red Hat. Analysts and Linux observers have labeled Red Hat an infrastructure and server company. Management has guided the company like a good mutual fund manager. Don’t count them out of the Desktop market where they will more likely dominate the field.