[KLUG Members] Lindows backs down + I told you so

[Rusty Yonkers]

> I love to say, "I told you so"
> 
> Lindows is backing off from the claim that its Linux distro runs
> most 
> Windows software.

I know a few people that have run the pre-release of Lindows and love
the way that it will run M$ Office and other M$ products.  It was
also really easy for them to install and setup.  I have not tried it
yet but am looking forward to a chance to sometime when I am not
sooooo busy.

> 
> http://lwn.net/Articles/2658/
> 
> Na Na Na Na Na
> 

I know that there are some problems with GPL legal issues and then
there is the ever popular run as root issue.  I think that it is time
for the Linux community to wake up to some economic facts though. 
There needs to be some sort of cash flow to continue the work.  If
Lindows has a great installer for prepackaged software (Can you say
red carpet express?) then that will be a big help.  I can see people
paying for that service. One of the biggest problems I have with
people is getting them to be able to install software.  If Linux is
going to penetrate the desktop market then software install has to be
MUCH easier!!!

I would also hope that they have made configuring things like screen
resolution much easier.  This is a real bear.... escpecially in Red
Hat!!!!!  I can do it but I also have a decade and a half of computer
network engineering experience behind me.  

I think that the biggest place that Linux needs to focus on for
desktop takeover is the corporate market.  Some people need to start
up companies to install and manage Linux solutions for companies
(start with virtical markets) where they would go in and setup the
servers, terminals, software, and train the personnel.  Then they
could offer to be the companies (this would be for small to medium
companies of which there are a ton in west michigan) IS/Help Desk
department.  With Linux it would be easy to remotely manage the
system.  They would also do the initial training of employees in how
to run the system.  It MUST be easy and well designed for the
companies to accept it.  Get one or two good installations for
reference and you have the start of a VERY profitable business.  Your
costs would be sooooo much less than the competition that you would
win tons of bids!!!!  

After you become profitable, you should make it a point of starting
to fund some of the software development that has made you so filthy
rich.  Send some $$$ to the developers of the accounting app, or the
openoffice project, or Ximian, or Red Hat, etc.  This would stop up
the financial "bleeding" of these companies so that they could stay
around.  I have seen donation based business work in the Christian
community and it could work here as well.  



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