On 2007-01-19, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Has the free desktop revolution arrived?
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>| An oft-trumpeted home triumph in technology discussion sites is
>| the conversion of friends or loved ones to a GNU/Linux desktop.
>| "I was tired of fixing Windows on my kid's/grandmother's/in-law's
>| computer, so I set up a Linux desktop. They love it! It's so easy
>| to use, and I don't have to do anything to maintain it! No ad-ware
>| or viruses, and best of all, it's free!" It sounds almost too good
>| to be true.... has the free desktop revolution arrived? I recently
>| found myself in a position to find out first hand.
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| My wife's final words on the subject: "I hope you put [Ubuntu] on
>| my computer after you fix it."
> `----
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> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/has_the_free_desktop_revolution_arrived
>
> 2007 Forecast: Open Source
>
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>| So in summary, the Open Source story is, like the curate's egg,
>| good in parts. Linux is still a growing force and the commercial
>| use of Open Source is becoming increasingly common in many areas.
>| There was even a recommendation to use it from the EC recently,
>| which stated quite clearly that the evidence is that Open Source
>| reduces costs. Well, duh!
> `----
>
> http://www.it-director.com/blogs/Robin_Bloor/2007/1/2007_forecast_open_source.html
> http://tinyurl.com/35demn
I might as well toss my two cents into the pool since your post beat
mine :).
http://blog.websterscafe.com/index.php?/archives/34-Year-Of-The-Linux-Desktop-Close-To-It..html
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