Sorry, folks. This is an article from 2003. Our bad. - Steve

Desktop Linux started gaining momentum in 2002. Only nine months later, Linux potential looks very real. While some critics take a cynical view, the record does not prove them correct. DesktopLinux.com Contributing Editor Tom Adelstein discusses where the Linux desktop has experienced growth and some upcoming launches to keep your eye on.

The most intriguing prospects for Desktop Linux may wait in the halls of Raleigh-based Red Hat. Analysts and Linux observers have labeled Red Hat an infrastructure and server company. Management has guided the company like a good mutual fund manager. Don't count them out of the Desktop market where they will more likely dominate the field.

The chief spokesperson for the leading Linux Company recently explained Red Hat's position. Leigh Day said that Linux would become ready for desktop competition when anyone can plug any device like a video camera into the computer and it will work. Just like Apple's OS X? Yes, she told me, just like OS X.

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