Lots of new articles about Linux in CrunchGear, including:
All About Linux 2008: Why use Linux?
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| As a former consultant, learning LAMP was the best thing I could have ever
| done. The software is free, you can amaze your clients with cool programs,
| and you don’t have to convince them to buy a huge server or invest in an OS
| just to run a stupid little web site. Sure, you can get virtual hosting
| somewhere on an NT box, but you can get a LAMP box cheaper and more readily
| and, thanks to command line tools, you can tweak the setup in seconds rather
| than digging through menus.
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http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/24/all-about-linux-2008-why-use-linux-2/
Also of interest:
GNU/Linux for professionals
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| What a professional may look in one operating system?
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| * No viruses, no trojans, no spyware.
| * Improved hardware efficiency.
| * Easy install and manage of software applications.
| * One-click install and uninstall.
| * Large amount of quality applications.
|
| Hmmm. It is not so easy to achieve this goals. Everybody is aware of the
| danger of the viruses and all the malicious software that wants to hurt your
| computer and everybody is aware how hard is to do it.
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http://mhydra.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/gnulinux-for-professionals/
Context:
Malik, Arrington and Battelle: X-22, come in [to Microsoft]
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| What would possess a collection of online publishers and venture capitalists
| to pimp a Microsoft advertising slogan?
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| Valleywag today reported about a site tied to a Microsoft ad campaign
| where the likes of Michael Arrington, Om Malik and others seemingly
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| lend their support to the "people-ready" catchphrase.
|
| I sent e-mails both to Arrington and Malik and--surprise,
| surprise--heard nothing back. (Obviously, they are not yet
| sufficiently "Coop-ready.") Microsoft was still checking for me into
| whether money exchanged hands. But even if not a single shekel exchanged
| hands, I must wonder about the absence of common sense. Why would
| ostensibly independent voices come across as Microsoft shills? If
| they were hoping for a free dinner with Bill Gates, there are
| smarter ways to go about it.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9733995-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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| "The main thing I'm pissed off about right now is that they pulled all the
| ads, which mean we're taking a revenue hit. We're running a business here,
| and have payroll to make. We run ads to make that payroll. Those ads have now
| been pulled."
|
| Microsoft once again corrupts confidence in the blogsphere. They
| turn 'citizen journalists' to marketing people in disguise.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9734034-7.html?tag=head
Arrington was very rude afterwards, calling accusers names.
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