SiliconValley.internet.com: Linux: Not Just For Servers Anymore

"Up until recently, the Linux operating system conceived mostly by Linus Torvalds, has spent most of its life on servers and other backend machines. Users love the stability of the operating system but the migration to consumer desktops has been lethargic at best.

'In the seven years we have run Linux on our desktops it has evolved from a geek-only environment to something a non-techie could be comfortable using,' says Phil Hughes, Publisher, Linux Journal. 'It's time for a place on the web to help that non-techie get up and running with Linux and DesktopLinux.com looks like it will be that place.'"

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