In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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wrote
on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:09:45 +0000
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> It's 2007 and Linux has arrived!
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> ,----[ Quote ]
> | "Linux has arrived"...that may sound funny to those who have
> | been using Gnu/Linux for a number of years. But it has finally
> | graduated from a "kit car" with a manual transmission to a full
> | blown production vehicle with automatic everything. If you want,
> | you can still tinker around in the garage or build a custom hot
> | rod as a hobby. But you can also kick back in your limo and
> | enjoy the ride.
> `----
>
> http://sweetcomputing.com/index.php?wiki=Linux2007
Are we in danger of getting jaded? The cube is so yesterday. :-)
Also, we've been claiming "year of Linux" for several years now;
we should probably be a bit careful, especially in light of
a certain other political happenstance two or so years back on
an aircraft carrier that has little to do with this newsgroup. :-)
Perhaps we'll just take it all in stride, and Microsoft Windows
Vista will be tagged with the absolute worst moniker that can
be attached to a software product.
Namely, "boring". (Make sure to stretch out the "r".)
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>
> Related:
>
> New Year 2007 - The year of GNU/Linux
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | There was a time when I used to boot into Windows to carry out
> | certain tasks. But for the past many months, I have realized that
> | I am able to do all my tasks from within GNU/Linux itself and it
> | has been some time now since I have booted into Windows.
> `----
>
> http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2007/01/new-year-2007-year-of-gnulinux.html
I wish I could say the same. The good news: I can run
IE in Linux using WinE, which takes care of most of
my problems. The bad news: I have an app that cannot.
(Yep, it's another internal app, this one based on
Delphi. Sigh. I might get it to work under 0.9.30 hope
hope, which is what Gentoo is throwing at me if I say
"ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=~x86".)
>
>
> Linux in 2006: June is Busting Out All Over
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | I apologize for sounding like a typical lame pundit, but 2006 was the Year
> | of Linux. I never said that before--I was waiting until it became true.
> `----
>
> http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netos/article.php/3650901
Carla Schroder, eh? Not familiar with her.
Interesting regarding Dell...though from what research
I've done in the past, she's right; Dell plays some
interesting games. Caveat emptor.
I hope she's right, though. :-)
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