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:iTWire: Is GNU/Linux For You? Probably Not
iTWire: Is GNU/Linux For You? Probably Not
Mar 5, 2007, 01 :00 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (7770 reads)

(Other stories by Sam Varghese)

"From time to time, it is not uncommon to encounter a confession on the net, a bleating essay that says 'I can't run Linux, though I'd love to,' and advances a host of assorted 'reasons' for this act of commission.

"Nine times out of ten, this kind of tripe ends up being linked off a dozen or so so-called technology websites, and Linux fanbois begin to vent. The site where one is most likely to find this kind of 'I love Linux but I can't use it for no fault of my own' rubbish is the American website Slashdot..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
...ITWire connecting technology professi ...   Six paragraphs? They're trolling.   
Brandioch Conner
Mar 5, 2007, 02:46:39
 
I normally agree 100% with every post fr ...   Actually an OK article   
SteveOC
Mar 5, 2007, 03:55:40
 
So this turkey says Windows, in the offi ...   Bullspit! Lies and %#$# lies.   
Spanky
Mar 5, 2007, 07:14:38
 
As a long time UNIX user who saw the int ...   Realism   
Stomfi
Mar 5, 2007, 11:10:36
 
Itwire: connecting technology profession ...   professionals   
Don Whitbeck
Mar 5, 2007, 11:44:18
 
Please read more than the summary and fi ...   Less typing, more reading, guys   
Cabal
Mar 5, 2007, 14:39:46
 
> ... > The author of the article is mer ...   Re: Actually an OK article   
Ken Jennings
Mar 5, 2007, 18:06:21
 
People who try Linux might fail for seve ...   Synopsis   
YetAnotherBob
Mar 5, 2007, 20:05:50
 
I guess this was the talking points publ ...   Re: Re: Actually an OK article   
jp
Mar 5, 2007, 23:59:42
 
"Get the facts. Get real. As the article ...   Re: Realism==good idea   
Mario Miyojim
Mar 6, 2007, 00:27:24
 
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