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Can Unity create first consumer-class Linux distro?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 3, 2011

“Linux, from the start, was never about being a consumer
desktop.

“It was an UNIX-based server operating system that could run on
some college kid’s PC. Which later could then run a graphical
environment. And sound (sort of).

“That did not stop people from trying to get it to become a
consumer desktop. Caldera OpenLinux–my very first distro–was an
early attempt to present ease-of-use to those users who were ‘less
than power.’ Corel Linux was a better attempt, in that it brought
WordPerfect and the rest of Corel Office to the table. “


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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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