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Maybe.... not getting it
(what "it" is you mean or its importance)
or maybe.... I just have a different perspective.....
IMHO... Linux has been ready for the Desktop since the turn of the century. Some maybe many people may not yet be ready because they are unaware/ uninterested or believe the FUD & misconceptions. There is no parity in the market. (not available preinstalled at your local retailer) Yet those who are aware & interested have no problem getting & using (and even making) any distro they choose...

Like I had said.....
It seems to me that SuSE & Ubuntu because of corporate support might be the first to try and cross that threshold. (in a major way) of course there have been other attempts like Linspire & Xandros.

I personally prefer the Core distros, Slack & Debian (and their derivatives) and would not really consider myself a distro-partisan.

If you have found what suits your needs and are uninterested in seeing what else is out there, then great. I think Fedora is a great distro especially if do any Corp/enterprise work with RHEL or CentOS etc....

I would not be so quick to discount what you consider unheard-of, especially if you are unaware/uninterested in what is going on in the world of Linux.

Consider.... Who would have known 20 years ago a little company "PC's Limited" would turn out to be Number 1 today against the likes of IBM, Compaq, AST & HP.....

>> "And when I tell my totally non-techie parents all about that, I'm sure they're going to jump right on the bandwagon." <<

Well.... that was really for your benefit or anyone else reading that might have an interest in what its possible advantages, features & benefits may be.......

Only if interested... May I suggest
A primer of the major distros & their differences
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major

A weekly journal of whats going on Linux-wise
http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=current
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I hope not!  richdave | 04/10/06
This could potentially become a Linux "mine is bigger than your contest"  whieber | 04/10/06
The biggest thing it will lead to a lot of competition.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
yep binary compatability is a problem  stevey_d | 04/10/06
Can't resist...  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
LOL happy  crocd | 04/10/06
I can't either....  Hugh Jass | 04/10/06
not bad in front of Love*ock's first post happy NT  mdsmedia | 04/11/06
NOT...  bill@... | 04/10/06
RE: NOT...  richdave | 04/10/06
I'm not trashing it. I don't care enough to  bill@... | 04/10/06
RE: I'm not trashing it. I don't care enough to  richdave | 04/10/06
You're missing the point  bportlock | 04/11/06
Well... Maybe..Maybe Not....  LazLong | 04/10/06
Oh, great...  bill@... | 04/10/06
Maybe.... not getting it  LazLong | 04/10/06
Then try this...  Tony Agudo | 04/10/06
RE: Well... Maybe..Maybe Not....  richdave | 04/10/06
Novel will NOT get much of the pie if they don't change the name and colors  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
Its funny you should say that.  whieber | 04/10/06
SUSE  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
I think Japanese Romanji Pronunciation  nucrash | 04/10/06
Linux pronounciation  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Hmm  Real World | 04/10/06
well since it's german originally  NemesisNL | 04/10/06
Hooked on phonics  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/06
Re: "Sue-cee"  Scrat | 04/11/06
Again with the Name a Colours Argument  nucrash | 04/10/06
Most people think rooster vomit green is uuuuugggggllllllyyy. I agee.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
Thank you for my new personal mission.  nucrash | 04/10/06
Ubuntu pleasing color combinations...  Scrat | 04/11/06
ATI Support?  nucrash | 04/11/06
Flamboyant is not derogatory.  Anton Philidor | 04/10/06
Yes and the reason Hollywood is having troubles is?  nucrash | 04/11/06
SuSE is a great name!  Tim Patterson | 04/10/06
Linux Idiots United  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/06
Add an "i" and how about some photos  stevey_d | 04/10/06
Would you shut up already  Linux User 147560 | 04/10/06
SuSE (pronounced soo'-sah), from the orignal German company. NT  doh123 | 04/11/06
Keep dreaming  csa0307 | 04/10/06
We BINARY compatibility for drivers and applications accross distributions.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
Already long done  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/10/06
Yeah, but you'll need to publish some source code  Michael Kelly | 04/10/06
Binary compatibility cannot be enforced under GPL'd code  error@... | 04/10/06
Which, interestingly,...  bill@... | 04/10/06
You can say that but...  csa0307 | 04/10/06
You read me wrong  bill@... | 04/10/06
More Ready than Vista or XP  mighetto | 04/10/06
falts through the OS to the hardware  mighetto | 04/10/06
I just checked my calendar  bill@... | 04/10/06
Same Bat Time, Same Bat Mangement  mighetto | 04/10/06
Despite lack of binary compatability from one day to next  stevey_d | 04/10/06
Novell: Linux desktop set to take off  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Tiring  Anti_Zealot | 04/10/06
Then maybe  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Its Open Source that has Taken Off - not Linux Per Se  mighetto | 04/10/06
Open Source != linux  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Don't forgive - continue to correct.  mighetto | 04/10/06
How is Vista behind?  csa0307 | 04/10/06
Intel is not On Board  mighetto | 04/10/06
That is because itanium sucks  eb276 | 04/10/06
Intel is My Source  mighetto | 04/10/06
RE: Novell: Linux desktop set to take off  richdave | 04/10/06
Product Disparagement Is Against The Law  mighetto | 04/10/06
You can't be comparing  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
And this is any different from...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
Novell - Heterogenous, Microsoft is as well  mighetto | 04/10/06
Dude  Kimbok@... | 04/10/06
Hell has Frozen Over; Chilling is Over; time to thaw  mighetto | 04/10/06
No-brainer  Scrat | 04/11/06
Nice try...  jasonp@... | 04/12/06
Yeah, like...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
But its true  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
And...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
True? OMG - You have to be kidding me...  CompuGuru | 05/10/06
I agree in principal  Michael Kelly | 04/10/06
I've got a question for you...  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
I have tried it never is going to happen.  crocd | 04/10/06
I know I know  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
You know nothing  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
RE:You know nothing  richdave | 04/10/06
The answer  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
you just proced my point  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
Go back and search  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
He Dodges and he....  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
Not dodging - Just not playing your game  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
RE: He Dodges and he....  richdave | 04/10/06
Loverock called to task  Linux User 147560 | 04/10/06
you are right ofcourse  NemesisNL | 04/10/06
But sooner or later  Michael Kelly | 04/10/06
Applications that are needed  bill@... | 04/10/06
The applications do lack  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Gaim  webDevx | 04/11/06
Kopete  Linux User 147560 | 04/11/06
PC Preloads Right Here  ebrke | 04/11/06
this is the last nail in M$ coffin!  Linux Geek | 04/10/06
Imagine that Novel on top?  Kimbok@... | 04/10/06
You remind me of the  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
Too Many Distro's  Kimbok@... | 04/10/06
Maybe not.  DemonX | 04/10/06
Again, we don't need fewer distros, we need compatibility.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
No, not enough standards. We need binary compatibility for drivers and  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
This what keeps happening  Kimbok@... | 04/10/06
But that's like saying Chevy pickups work right now, stop inovating.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
No Not really  Kimbok@... | 04/11/06
Who Is this "They"??  Edward Meyers | 04/10/06
And then there was...  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/06
My point exactly  Kimbok@... | 04/11/06
"They" Overlap Becuase  Edward Meyers | 04/11/06
So...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
Don't underestimate the penguin  Chad_z | 04/10/06
Novel/Suse fix your update problems first! No desktop ready yet at ver. 10  FirstNLastN | 04/10/06
So, you have a driver problem.  palmwarrior | 04/10/06
Not the norm  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/06
Say...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
No  D. T. Schmitz | 04/11/06
Novell says it, opposite will happen...  Mike Cox | 04/10/06
I agree  merio74 | 04/11/06
LOVEY  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
Shelly  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Lovey Lovey Lovey  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
Shelly Shelly Shelly  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Windows need not apply  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/06
I've got a small question...  Tony Agudo | 04/10/06
Shelly Shelly Shelly  richdave | 04/10/06
Don't make me laugh  Loverock Davidson | 04/11/06
You are a liar.  Linux User 147560 | 04/11/06
Ya haven't looked either have you...  Linux User 147560 | 04/11/06
Good on you Shel, Question for Loverock  DangDaCommonCentz | 04/11/06
You make me laugh too  Loverock Davidson | 04/11/06
Question stands . . .  DangDaCommonCentz | 04/11/06
It doesn't matter  Loverock Davidson | 04/11/06
No you haven't  Shelendrea | 04/11/06
I have  Loverock Davidson | 04/11/06
RE: Good on you Shel, Question for Loverock  richdave | 04/11/06
lovey lovey idiot  csjarrat | 04/11/06
And yet...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
And what have we learned today?  Shelendrea | 04/11/06
No idea what you are talking about  Loverock Davidson | 04/11/06
If you think that you directly answered them  Shelendrea | 04/11/06
Shelly . . .  DangDaCommonCentz | 04/11/06
Look Blue a CLUE for Loverock!!!  Linux User 147560 | 04/11/06
and if you noticed  Shelendrea | 04/11/06
I'll believe it when I see it  voska | 04/11/06
Anchor accounts???  techboy_z | 04/11/06
Keep Dreaming, Novell  jpr75_z | 04/11/06
Novell? Hahahaha....  nothingness | 04/11/06
Yes... keep dreaming, But Do.... something??  LazLong | 04/11/06

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