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Current Newswire: Editor's Note: All This Great Technology Just to Reinvent Television Kubuntu is not Ubuntu Claws Mail: Mail with Attitude SimplyMEPIS 8.5 RC3 Is Here, the Final Release Candidate Ten Years of OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org Project of the Month: the Irish community Intel Atom: NVIDIA ION vs. Radeon HD 4330 Graphics 7 (More) Free and Open Source Finance/Accounting Software for Linux Droid's Android 2.1 Update Halted Laptops sit idle... Sr Implementation Engineer –Networking (CO) Next Step Systems US-CO-Thornton Post A Job | Post A Resume Why the Linux World Should Embrace the BSDs May 4, 2008, 04 :00 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (7747 reads) (Other stories by Steve Lake) "There are some in this world who believe that Linux is the king of all operating systems. In some ways I agree with them because Linux certainly is a big player in the server world. It may lack in market share in the the desktop sector, but that doesn't mean it's a lesser operating system. The GPL has been instrumental in this as Linux has grown, starting with a simple, barely functional kernel, and slowly, patiently evolving into the giant it is today. "But that's not to say that Linux is perfect either. In some ways, Linux reminds me of a hand grenade in a china shop. Lots of bang, lots of flash, but when the dust settles, it's all just one big shattered mess..." Complete Story Related Stories: Linux Install Too Complicated? Try a Vista Install(Apr 29, 2008) Your Linux Skills--Use Them or Lose Them(Apr 18, 2008) What Do RMS and Naomi Campbell Have in Common?(Apr 16, 2008) Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   Huh?    Alan May 4, 2008, 05:19:17     Thanks, but no thanks.    Rainer Weikusat May 4, 2008, 09:11:28     Generalities    Don Whitbeck May 4, 2008, 11:25:41     BSD fanboy    Kurt May 4, 2008, 12:50:02     Synopsis    YetAnotherBob May 4, 2008, 14:39:56     So what?    cjm May 4, 2008, 15:42:52     Answer - because the Linux World is stupid    Sid Boyce May 5, 2008, 00:04:31     Completely Clueless FUD    Micheas May 5, 2008, 07:22:24     Re: Thanks, but no thanks.    Frank Earl (aka Svartalf) May 5, 2008, 14:33:02     Re: Re: Thanks, but no thanks.    Rainer Weikusat May 5, 2008, 16:26:34     Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!

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