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[News] Linux Diversity is Beneficial (And Microsoft Site Runs GNU/Linux)

Why Linux Desktop Fragmentation is a Good Thing™

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| Every now and then you'll come across someone arguing that, instead of having 
| several different desktop environments (Xfce, GNOME, KDE), their respective 
| developers should team up to create The Perfect DE. Apart from the fact that 
| this is just impossible, I'd like to argue that this fragmentation is 
| actually beneficial. Benefits that go beyond "more choice".    
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http://vinnl.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/07/1415655-why-linux-desktop-fragmentation-is-a-good-thing

This Microsoft-owned Web site still runs Debian GNU/Linux with Apache. Ouch.

http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.newsvine.com


Related:

Breaking: Newsvine Acquired By Microsoft — What is Microsoft going to do with
the Linux Hosted site they just bought?

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| The funny thing is, The site is hosted on Debian Linux...
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http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=383


Top secret: Microsoft's $6 billion open source play

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| This month's announcement by Microsoft to acquire digital marketing
| services firm aQuantive has revealed little on how the companies
| will integrate their IT, but inside information indicates the deal
| may be Redmond's largest commitment to free software.
|
| [...]
|
| Whether the businesses are complementary or not, Microsoft's integration
| work will no doubt involve a lot of open source software used by aQuantive.
|
| Information available from Atlas' Web site indicates the Internet software
| company employs extensive use of open source software including Linux,
| Apache, MySQL, and Solaris.
|
| Software engineers at Atlas' Raleigh office do client/server development in
| C and C++, software maintenance and "scripting", and developing and
| maintaining custom reporting capabilities.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1616039231;fp;2;fpid;1


It's unofficial: Microsoft bets business on Linux

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| What the press statement didn't mention is that Aruba mobility
| controllers run the Linux operating system which Microsoft has
| aggressively targeted as being inferior to Windows as part of
| its "Get the Facts" marketing campaign.
|
| [...]
|
| Pandey's appraisal of Aruba's technology is in stark contrast to
| Microsoft's "Get the Facts" rhetoric which places Windows as a more secure,
| and higher-performing choice over Linux.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;754084996;fp;2;fpid;1

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