Desktop Linux for the Home: How and Why?

Courtesy Topix - Linux  Tue, 07/15/2008 - 23:00

Why do it? I am asked this question more often than I expected, even by existing Linux users who I expected to know as well as I the reasons for building a next-generation desktop Linux for the home user.


 

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