| Linux moves slowly onto the desktop [CNET] |
Dec. 11, 2000
CNET's Stephen Shankland believes several recent developments have moved Linux a few steps closer to the abilities of the average computer user, but the alternative operating system still isn't a Windows killer. Shankland writes . . .
"The K Desktop Environment (KDE), one of the two primary graphical user interfaces for Linux, has been upgraded to version 2.0, and big names such as Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard and IBM have formed an industry consortium called the KDE League to promote the software."
"The flagship of KDE 2.0 is Konqueror, a combination Web browser, file manager and document viewer, but the upgrade also includes a revised KOffice desktop software suite."
"Meanwhile, a major rebuilding of the XFree86 graphics underpinning of Linux is complete, bringing better TrueType font support and speedier graphics for gamers. And Eazel, Helix Code and Red Hat all have released software and services that make it easier to find new Linux software and update what's running."
"But while HancomLinux, Chilliware, and InstallShield are bringing new desktop software to Linux, other companies just don't see money there yet . . ."
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