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Linux-Watch: What I Love About Open Source
Oct 10, 2005, 01 :00 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (5335 reads)

(Other stories by Henry Kingman)

"Let's be honest for a moment. How many of us were drawn to Linux because, in comparison with battleship grey Windows boringness and Chardonnay-sipping Mac pretension, Linux seemed... fun?

"Maybe it was the wee, cuddly penguin, certainly an unusual emblem for something as serious as an operating system, let alone one that also runs phone networks, supercomputers, and NASA gadgets..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Let's be honest? Okay, I switched to ...   Fun only happens if you don't crash   
Eric Laffoon
Oct 10, 2005, 04:14:29
 
I switched to Linux in the early 90s (be ...   My early days with Linux.   
Richard
Oct 10, 2005, 06:08:04
 
Nice article, but on a more serious note ...   Nice article, but...   
Sepero
Oct 10, 2005, 12:18:05
 
I started using linux a couple of years  ...   why most students prefer linux   
Kevin Joy
Oct 10, 2005, 12:36:01
 
Hmm well. At the time some years ago whi ...   It's a good thing   
stumbles
Oct 10, 2005, 14:24:04
 
Back when I first started fiddling with  ...   A couple of reasons   
James E LaBarre
Oct 10, 2005, 14:32:20
 
I tried out Linux 4 years ago because th ...   I got into Linux because the best techs seeemed to   
Gene Anthony
Oct 10, 2005, 16:09:47
 
My number one reason for switching to Li ...   The MS EULA   
Charles Hixson
Oct 10, 2005, 16:17:50
 
...working on proprietary operating syst ...   I started out...   
phil
Oct 10, 2005, 17:44:43
 
The mentor who taught me network enginee ...   I got into Linux because of a teacher   
Bob Robertson
Oct 11, 2005, 01:50:30
 
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