Desktop Linux: Advocacy & Execution

The links below compile together some of my posts about desktop Linux. My longterm goal for this page is to paint a reasonably complete picture of the kind of considerations that developers and marketers need to embrace to help desktop Linux win.

While I use a voice that asserts much as “the correct way,” it’s important to realize that many paths lead desktop Linux forward. Part of the power of open source backed by a committed community is that we can try many different paths at once. I offer thoughts as possible edification for those who work at deep levels, yet are interested in broad views.

Desktop Linux posts

• Co-existing in the Microsoft Windows enterprise
  • Can Linux Desktops Live in an Active Directory World?
  • Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
  • OpenOffice.org Compatability
    • VBA Macros
      • OpenOffice.org and Excel VBA Macros
      • VBA Macros Update
      • OpenOffice.org Security and VBA Macros
• User Interface
  • Desktop Effects (Xgl/Compiz)
    • How I do Application Screenshots with Compiz
    • Compiz Update for Scale Plugin (Xgl-related)
  • Main Navigation Menu
    • Customizing the Main Menu
  • System Status Notifications
  • Desktop Search and protecting confidential data
    
• Odds and Ends
  • Power management feature in KDE
  • Online Install Guide for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop