| Main barrier to desktop Linux adoption is Linux, OSDL says |
Apr. 05, 2006
The biggest barrier to Linux business desktop adoption is Linux itself, because too many distributions make it harder for developers to port to or create applications for Linux, according to John Cherry, manager of the Desktop Linux initiative at the OSDL (Open Source Development Labs). Cherry was interviewed this week at LinuxWorld by TechTarget.com.
"When we talk about the desktop and where it's going, it's going from the segments where there's low application demand and moving towards higher application demand," Cherry said in the interview. "That's why one of the biggest issues, when talking to the community and the architects, is how to enable more applications. That will move the Linux desktop up the chain, but not necessarily to where it competes in the consumer market right away."
The OSDL Desktop Linux (DTL) initiative and the freedesktop.org project have lately been working together to smooth out the wrinkles within the various Linux factions. On Tuesday, the two organizations announced the first set of common development interfaces for the GNOME and KDE Linux desktops at LinuxWorld in Boston.
The new APIs will make it much easier for developers to build Linux applications that can be used on either of the two popular Linux desktop environments. They also will give desktop PC vendors like Dell and HP and enterprise application companies, such as SAP, added incentive to support desktop Linux.
To read the full Cherry interview on TechTarget.com, go here.
Read more about the latest OSDL initiatives that aim to make the Linux desktop more successful, here and here (and in the list of related stories, below).
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