CIO: Open Source Odds and Sods: Sightings from the Ecosystem | Linux Today

CIO: Open Source Odds and Sods: Sightings from the Ecosystem

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 23, 2007

“A number of interesting events have happened this week in the
heady whirl that is open source that I thought deserved further
examination; especially since the conventional wisdom regarding
their meaning is, in my view, misplaced. All of them have an
entertaining aspect as well, making for an enjoyable tour through
the topics.

Open Source Odds and Sods #1: Maybe desktop
Linux isn’t moribund, after all. There’s been endless discussion
about the potential for Linux on the desktop for years, and it
seems to be the ‘year of the Linux desktop’ every year…”

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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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