* * * * * For Spring, some random thoughts on using Linux as a desktop operating system Windows may be more usable out of the box than Linux (can't say it's easier to install since nowadays, Windows pretty much comes pre-installed and it's getting harder and harder to find Windows installation disks that acutally work) but it usually succumbs to an entropic death in a year or two, unlike Linux (when you finally get it working) which keeps going and going and going … Some choices, huh? And every year for the past six years, Linux has been two years away from being a viable desktop OS (Operating System). Something to think about … Email author at sean@conman.org .