Keith Nuttle wrote in
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There are two constants in the computer world. One Unix and/or its
derivatives are the OS of the future and the other is Windows is dead.
It has been this way since I seriously got into computers in the
1980's, and it is still the same way.

This is on the same category as Donald Trump will be defeated by
Hilary, and if elected will not be a good president.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Yep, I know. But, at a young age I came to realize Windows is actually
really really good. Linux desktop of that era was really really bad, I
remember waiting for XWindows to start, going to a church dinner and
finding the computer was still working on starting it... on a 486. I've
got some experience with Debian, MintPPC, and Raspberry Pi's UIs and
they're quite usable. (MintPPC is in major need of an update.)
Raspbian's UI is quite good, with a few problems. (How hard is it to add
an icon to the desktop? What's wrong with the good ol' right click, "Add
Shortcut...")

We're seeing a shift, more people than ever are talking about Linux. I
won't say "2017 will be the year of Linux on the desktop" because it
won't. Linux will take over like Firefox... Slowly. All of a sudden you
realize Firefox has to be taken seriously. (That's a whole 'nother can
of worms... because now you realize Firefox *can't* be taken seriously
anymore. The fork Pale Moon is really good.)

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