Re: Linux on the desktop - it's come a long way, but is it there yet?

["Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS" <user=91@nabble.blu.org>]

 > > get 
> > dual-head mode working than this openSUSE system at home.  (I've never 
> > tried 
> > rotating one of the monitors there, mainly because I don't want to breathe 
> > on 
> > that setup.)  The screensaver problems are just as bad on Ubuntu as 
> > openSUSE. 
> > 
> > Well I just had to vent.  My conclusion:  Linux is *still* not truly ready 
> > for 
> > the desktop, at age 17.  Maybe once it reaches drinking age? 
> > 
> > -rich 
> > 
> > 
> You should read the article about some private school in this month's Linux 
> Journal.  They converted to linux 99.9% 5 years ago.  The only thing they 
> have 1 windows desktop for is Quickbooks which they could not find a good 
> alternative, although I believe Quicken now offers a web version.  Instead 
> of trying to co-exist with windows, they just eliminated it completely (with 
> that one exception), and they've done fine. 
> 
> -- 
> -matt 
>