firefox leading the open source revolution

This interesting article discusses how Firefox is opening the door to Linux in Australia.

The lead is, "The success of the Firefox browser is driving takeup of open source applications in Australia and opening the door for widespread Linux adoption on the desktop, according to the newly-elected Linux Australia president, Jon Oxer." and the article goes on to quote Oxer as saying that Firefox is opening the minds of the the general public to alternatives.

I agree. I think that these early (still very early) successes of Firefox are helping to change the software landscape. We've still got a long ways to go, and some big challenges face Firefox and the rest of the open source software world, but I'm much more hopeful and enthusiastic than I was just a couple of years ago.