Steven J. Vaughan Nichols writes: "Dell and Ubuntu fired the first shots. Together, they delivered the first mainstream consumer Linux desktops and laptops. Then, on Aug. 6, Novell and Lenovo blew open the business laptop market with the first regular listing of a Linux-powered business desktop, the T-series ThinkPads with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. Then, just to underline the point that we're seeing a Linux desktop revolution, Dell announced that it too would be offering SLED on business systems. In Dell's case, the company will start by offering SLED in China.

Anyone out there still think that the Linux desktop will never make it? If so, wake up and smell the coffee." -- Read more.

Indeed, it is happening. The year of the "Linux Desktop" is apparently here. Looks like those of us who've been predicting 2007 will be that magical year were right.

However, we should not forget that the real revolution is not just about mass adoption of one operating system instead of another. It is in mass adoption of Free Software in general, no matter which it may be, and values that constitute what it is and what is in fact the very strength that made this success possible. Otherwise it would have been easy for a certain proprietary company to just buy GNU/Linux off as soon as it perceived a threat in it.

Wake up, smell the coffee and open your eyes. GNU/Linux is merely the beginning. Tux, riding on GNU's back is merely a flag bearer. The flag has been rooted and it's the flag of a restored Free Software Market, the way true capitalists envisioned. It's a paradigm shift, not just another OS.