How Linux keeps shooting itself in the foot

ComputerWorld writer Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols takes a look at a couple of reasons why Linux isn't very popular on desktop PCs. You can read it at ComputerWorld . Here's one of them: 3) Too much bad techie attitude In 2009, any reasonably smart person can use any major Linux distribution without much trouble. You can run Linux without ever seeing a shell or manually tuning a conf file. But what if someone new does run into a problem with installing Adobe Flash and asks for help online? If he or she is lucky, they'll get a considerable and... [read full story]                    

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