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Ubuntu Spinoff Extends Life of Legacy Hardware

Mar 14, 2013, 09:00 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Christopher Tozzi)

It's easy to assume, from the stunning rate at which OEMs roll out newer and better versions of PCs, phones, tablets and other popular hardware, that few consumers want to hold on to aging devices. But if a new community-based spinoff of Ubuntu named LXLE is any indication, there are those who are, in fact, keen on keeping legacy computers running???even if it means building the requisite software themselves.

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