So why are you probably not running Linux on your computer? Why have you probably not even heard of Linux? What’s stopping Linux from being more high profile, being more widely adopted?

The Linux Desktop Myth

This is a long article for the web but one with plenty of wisdom. Getting Linux out into the mainstream requires understanding what the majority of computer users want. I had a response from a Linux user claiming to be an ‘ordinary user’ with a signature line boasting of trying around 7 different distributions of Linux. Ordinary users have Windows; if being part of the 90% or so of computer users isn’t ordinary, I don’t know what is.

There are so many great programs out there for Linux but people need to be told what and where they are in an easy to use fashion and the interface often needs to be made more friendly. It may not seem like fun adding in colourful icons and tool tips but it makes a huge difference.

Linux has so much to offer but it needs to be promoted in the right way.