DesktopLinux: A Linux Desktop Fairy Tale | Linux Today

DesktopLinux: A Linux Desktop Fairy Tale

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Mar 23, 2006

[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols
for this link. ]

“Once upon a time, long long ago, everyone who was anyone in the
Kingdom of Linux used SlackWare. Then, along came Red Hat, which
many people in the kingdom thought was neater and had a great
package manager.

“So, all the followers of the Great Penguin placed Red fedoras
upon their heads and they were happy.

“Still others said, ‘We do not need to wear a Red Hats! We will
come together as a people and make a new Linux and we will call it
Debian…'”

Complete
Story

SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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