Ubuntu - Linux for the masses

It's finally arrived!

I installed the second latest version of the Ubuntu client distro (Edgy Eft) on the crotchety old Dell GX100 that the Uni plopped in my office last week and . . . well, WOW! It's a knock-out. Not only is THIS version excellent, but the Ubuntu folks have just released the very latest (newer) version (Fiesty Fawn - I have no idea who names these versions, but they need help) a mere six months later with a lot of good under-the-hood improvements. Ubuntu is already easier to install than any version of Windows I've ever worked with and, frankly, it's got everything the average end-user or - perhaps more importantly - the average office worker could want or need; and the pace of development and release is such that I expect it to start extending it's lead in usability rapidly.

It's been a long time coming, but I believe this is the Linux distro that will start making inroads among the soccer-moms and average joe users. This may be the year Linux really starts moving onto the laptop (who cares about desktops anymore?).

Try it. It's a whole lot better than Vista.