Ramanraj K ramanraj@md4.vsnl.net.in writes:
But, the last paragraph needs a reply:
<quote> However, he [Martin Fink] adds that while open software may provide solutions in the enterprise sector, the Linux desktop is ≈ unlike Windows ≈ not mature and adds that it is ``an area where hype is ahead of reality by orders of magnitude''. </quote>
But Linus himself has stated very recently (at Australia) that "while Linux is well deep into the server space and market, the home desktop will take 5 to 10 years to be equally competitive with other solutions."
[since I was quoting I couldn't change that to GNU/Linux]
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5707 http://tinyurl.com/37fnk
When Linus tells "normal users" I guess he is having people like my brothers and sister (doctors) in mind.
Rgds, anna