| Defenestrating Windows |
May 09, 2001
Is Linux ready for the desktop? Early in 2000, Rick Lehrbaum, founder of LinuxDevices.com ("the Embedded Linux Portal"), vowed to leave Windows behind -- not just in the embedded market, but with respect to his own desktop computer. But he didn't quite realize what he was getting himself into. In this essay, we join Lehrbaum on his quest to configure a Linux-based system for use during working hours that would perform all his required tasks, that would let him share "popular" formats of files and data with business associates, and that wouldn't give him headaches. Does he arrive at his goal?
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