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ExtremeTech: Linux World: The State of the Linux Desktop, Part I

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 24, 2003

“Rather than try to cover every conceivable angle of Linux
World, we opted to focus mostly on desktop stuff (with some odds
and ends thrown in). Despite the frigid temperatures, there was a
warm Linux buzz inside the Javits center. There’s nothing quite
like a bunch of geeks banding together and bonding over everybody’s
favorite operating system.

“Ximian gets our ‘Funkiest Booth of Show’ award. Awash in palm
trees, fake snakes and huts, the Ximian booth stood out like a
high-tech Gilligan’s Island. Ximian was demoing the latest versions
of Ximian Connector and Evolution. While there was nothing
earth-shattering in the Ximian booth, we did catch a few details
about some upcoming changes to Evolution, Ximian’s popular PIM
application…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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