FOSS Gems Sparkle in the Summer Sun

May 28, 2009, 22:03 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Katherine Noyes)

"Our favorite quip: "Can someone please help. I installed Ubuntu and I can't find iTunes or MS Word. Please help, thanks."

"Thanks to FruitFocker on Digg for that one!

"'Best Distros'

"On TechRadar, meanwhile, came a post entitled, "Best Linux distros for power users, gamers, newbies and more." Digg bloggers soon picked up on that one too, to the tune of more than 800 Diggs and 140 comments. Last but not least, we can't resist also mentioning one more TuxRadar tidbit -- this one entitled, "How to build your own Linux distro." Stellar apps are all good and well, but for the truly determined hacker, there's just nothing like *really* doing it yourself!"

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