Pioneer Planet: The Line on Linux | Linux Today

Pioneer Planet: The Line on Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 18, 1999

Thanks to Mike Hicks
for this link.

Article 1:

The Line on Linux

“Some say this operating system is a viable alternative to
Windows, but it may not be speaking everybody’s language.”

“He notes that Linux crashes far less frequently than Apple’s
Mac OS, which he keeps on his Power Mac to run mainstream software
such as Microsoft’s Office 98.”

Complete
Story

Article 2:

Stability, price show system’s advantages, but Linux weakness
centers on its geekness

This article reviews Linux’s weaknesses and strenghts.

Complete
Story

Article 3:

How to pronounce `Linux’

This article attempts to answer the age-old riddle: How to
pronounce Linux?

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Story

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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