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:OSWeekly: Defining Linux Usability: With Linspire's CNR Client
OSWeekly: Defining Linux Usability: With Linspire's CNR Client
Aug 1, 2006, 03 :00 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (5363 reads)

(Other stories by Matt Hartley)

[ Thanks to Matt H. for this link. ]

"We keep hearing it over and over--desktop Linux is ready for primetime. And you know something, I think that statement has proved to cause more harm than praise, perhaps in part because of the fact that our initial response is to try and compare the latest distribution to the last Windows version that we had installed. Maybe this goes to show just how prejudice we really are? This is a fact that could be debated until the end of days. Instead of spending time on that point, let's explore what could potentially become a developing trend in the realm of software distribution on the Linux platform..."

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While I would like to see libre and free ...   sure why not?   
wildpossum
Aug 1, 2006, 04:08:34
 
Poblem?: A vendor Locked-In software dis ...   Linux Software Distribution Model Sucks!   
nuna
Aug 1, 2006, 06:41:24
 
> Problem?: A vendor Locked-In software  ...   Re: Linux Software Distribution Model Sucks!   
apache
Aug 1, 2006, 13:52:24
 
> This is why you will see M$ continue t ...   Re: Re: Linux Software Distribution Model Sucks!   
Bob Robertson
Aug 1, 2006, 18:29:04
 
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