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It's since 2006 that every year is gonna be the year of linux on the desktop. Except it never happens.
by tacone 11y ago
It's since 2006 that every year is gonna be the year of linux on the desktop. Except it never happens.
- danieldk 11y agoI guess you haven't witnessed Corel Linux, Wordperfect for Linux or Loki Entertainment. It's been predicted way longer than 2006. Ps. Sorry for the accidental downvote :(.
- mastahype 11y agoCan attest. Used Linux as primary OS for last 2-3 years in college, then got a job doing development on Linux, then worked for a Linux startup in early 2000's (we hired a couple ex Loki employees). Linux on the desktop has been a roller-coaster movement since not long after it's inception, likely around the time KDE and Gnome were released with some level of maturity. There was always the ported desktop managers but I don't think it's had much viability for dominance until OpenOffice came along.
- Zardoz84 11y agoOh! Someone that remember Corel OS. I have one disc yet somewhere...
- danieldk 11y agoYeah :). I was mostly using Slackware Linux at the time, but my brother bought a Corel Linux box at the time. If I remember correctly, it came with an inflatable Tux. I also had a separate copy of WordPerfect for Linux for a long time. It still worked fine until I sold it on eBay, thanks to libc5 compatibility in most distributions. Even though I stopped using it at some point, I continued to use the Type 1 fonts that came on the CD.