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What's needed for Desktop Linux to succeed in the enterprise
Nov. 12, 2004

In an op-ed article at LXer.com, Tom Adelstein dispassionately surveys the list of incomplete features that need to be finished before desktop Linux can succeed in the enterprise. Peer-to-peer networking, functional printing, single sign-on to Active Directory, and a really good Device Manager (with a driver-get mechanism) are among the features companies are asking for, according to Adelstein.

And, Adelstein offers this warning: "The Linux desktop could fail if companies continue to pilot programs and conclude that it's less trouble to buy Microsoft. Everyone loses in that scenario."

Read the full story at LXer.com



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