I think you have got this backwards. You are imputing to me things I am not saying. All I am saying is that ChromeOS is proof that Linux _is_ ready for the de

I think you have got this backwards. You are imputing to me things I am not saying. All I am saying is that ChromeOS is proof that Linux _is_ ready for the desktop. We can say it's ready because hundreds of millions of people are using it. As such, all the noise about packaging systems is just nerds fighting. It doesn't make any difference. The revolution came and it went past and all those most bothered didn't even notice. Some have said Android is the proof, but it's not a normal Linux distro and it's not on the desktop in significant numbers. It's its own thing. And we're not talking about servers, which are a whole other battle in another place, where Linux has also won but in ways that don't directly affect Joe Q Public at all. It's not about marketing. It's not about brand names. It's not about adverts. I don't think I've ever seen an advert for a Chromebook outside of places that already target techies anyway, and few of them. As I said: I disagree, with your reasoning and your conclusions. But you seem to be be talking about something else entirely, and I am not even sure what.