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:LXer: Are You Replacing Windows with GNU/Linux?
LXer: Are You Replacing Windows with GNU/Linux?
Dec 6, 2005, 04 :30 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (9622 reads)

(Other stories by Don Parris)

[ Thanks to Tom Adelstein for this link. ]

"Have you replaced Windows with GNU/Linux on your computer(s)? That was the simple question I raised on a couple of listservs recently. Granted, it was a straw poll--by definition not the most scientific polling method available. I could have asked more questions, included restraints, etc. to create a scientific poll. Still, my question brought some very interesting, though not always surprising, results. I recently suggested that Windows is currently facing obsolescence in a free-market economy. This straw poll demonstrates why, anecdotally speaking.

"First, let's get the scientific pollster hoopla out of the way. I did not seek to create a scientific poll..."

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No, but I'm certainly replacing Wind ...   LXer: Are You Replacing Windows with GNU/Linux?   
Collins Richey
Dec 6, 2005, 05:08:33
 
While DC Parris goes to great pains to p ...   Silly article   
jp
Dec 6, 2005, 05:08:47
 
I decided to drop some tips to make it e ...   Tips for Wine with Linux   
Gene Anthony
Dec 6, 2005, 05:13:44
 
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