Its mainly the applications .. i dont think the os is of importance to people as long as they can get their work done and find help when needed.
Arent' there enough applications in most distros. It is a long list.
Linux will take off in a big way if the big distro manufacturers like RedHat ( Fedora ) and Novel ( Open SuSe ) provide self installing driver packages for their distros based on the latest available motherboards.
Fair enough.
GNU/Linux is only for geeks - that too, ubergeeks. Because only a ubergeek can distinguish between GNU/Linux and linux
- or worry about
the difference.
What's ubergeeks? (Kdict could not find it for me ;) )
For the rest are things like Ubuntu, Mandriva, Suse which work out of the box - the only thing preventing them from dominating is inertia
Do they for every hardware?
No, not quality but compatibility. What will they do with a free OS that will not be 100% compatible to their needs?
Yes, compatibility with different hardware. For any _normal_ user who surfs the web, uses Word Processor, spreadsheet cannot sit down and type commands to configure different hardware.
Looking at the replies to the list, 1. Techies should not be lazy to migrate 2. Extensive Driver support and hardware compatibility for devices is required. 3. Software / Applications are compatible. But users need to be informed that .odt (or .sxw) and .doc are file formats for OOo and MS-Office. But OOo have wide variety of options. There's Kopete / GAIM for IM. 4. Awareness in general terms of what is "free" and what is "quality". 5. Community support and awareness through modes that would reach many. (FM Radio / Magazines / TV?)
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