Linux and the Unix Philosophy

that the system offers without the impediments of user interfaces that hide

their options.

This is where Linux steps in. With GUIs like KDE and other environ

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ments, it offers multiple entry points for novice users. As these environments

improve, Microsoft Windows and other GUI-based OSs will lose ground as

the only game in town for new users, slowly succumbing to an onslaught of

desktops, some of which may be even easier to use. Power users under Linux

find that its distinctly open architecture and interfaces leave room for plenty

of flexibility in ways that closed architectures cannot.

Now, if we could just get Chris Crawford to write a really cool ...