This is the year of the Linux Desktop! Oh, um, so was `expr ${THISYEAR} – 1`. No, wait. It was `expr ${THISYEAR} – 2`. Just kidding. Next year is the year of the Linux Desktop! Of course, many continue to dream and hope, cajole, and demand that one of these years be the year of the Linux Desktop. I’m a big fan, and I’m pulling for Linux’s success, but it’s a complex formula that determines if and when. It’s a puzzle with many pieces. I think Linux is close, but the pieces of the puzzle need to come together.