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Desktop Linux: I'm Here for the Apps
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| The best and the worst attributes of Linux as a desktop operating system
| involve acquiring and maintaining software applications. For me, the
| positives outweigh the negatives, making Linux the best desktop operating
| system option I've encountered, and the one I choose at work and at home.
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| If Linux is to pile up more desktop adherents, the vendors and communities
| that back the open-source platform need to work together to accentuate those
| positives and shrink down the negative aspects of getting and managing
| software on Linux.
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http://blogs.eweek.com/brooks/content/linux/desktop_linux_im_here_for_the_apps.html
10 Essential Applications Included in Kubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope
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| While I agree that there are applications for KDE 4.2 which still lack
| several important features (like for example the equalizer and ability to go
| to the previous/next song using the tag editor in Amarok), I must say that it
| also improved very much since the last time I had a look at it. It is
| definitely faster, the desktop looks nicer, it does not seem a beta
| environment any more.
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http://tuxarena.blogspot.com/2009/03/10-essential-applications-included-in.html
"The government is not trying to destroy Microsoft, it’s simply seeking to
compel Microsoft to obey the law. It’s quite revealing that Mr. Gates equates
the two."
--Government official
Recent:
Hedging against recession with free and open source software
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| Is free and open source software (FOSS) a way to cut business costs? As
| concern about recession - even depression - deepens, more and more companies
| are asking this question. However, many have trouble knowing how to begin to
| find an answer.
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| Certainly, many companies have been looking for FOSS solutions in the last
| six months. Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, predicted
| last December that GNU/Linux and other FOSS technologies would become more
| attractive in hard economic times. “Lower cost, faster time to market, higher
| profit margins, better branding — these are all things that are in favor of
| Linux and not in favor of Windows,” he writes, and his comments seem
| accurate. According to Business Week, FOSS-based companies like SugarCRM,
| Digium and Zenoss, all reported record quarters last fall, while Red Hat had
| over $500 million in revenue over the last twelve months.
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http://blog.worldlabel.com/2009/hedging-against-recession-with-free-and-open-source-software.html
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