Linux wins over new fans
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| Linux is shedding its hard-core techie image in a bid to woo ordinary
| human beings seeking an easy-to-use operating system that can be
| downloaded for free.
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| While it is hard to estimate how many everyday users have defected from
| Windows or Apple software to join the open-source movement, Ubuntu
| (pronounced oo-boon-too) has emerged as one of the Linux desktop packages
| of choice for those looking for a basic desktop alternative.
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| Researcher IDC recently surveyed more than 5000 developers from 116
| countries, and found the use of open-source software to be "pervasive,
| used by almost three-quarters of organisations and spanning hundreds of
| thousands of projects".
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| Government IT departments looking to cut costs associated with
| proprietary packages software are also being encouraged to embrace
| open-source software and, last week, India's communist-run Kerala state
| announced plans to reduce Microsoft's dominance in schools by promoting
| the use of Linux.
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/linux-wins-over-new-fans/2006/09/04/1157222061911.html
http://tinyurl.com/lm8ua
This is excellent (and free) publicity.
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