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Computers Today: LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM: A Freeware and the Net War

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 21, 1998

A free and powerful OS would be just what is needed by users in
India, traditionally considered a Unix country. Although Win NT is
the fastest growing commercial platform in the country, Linux has
the status of being the fastest growing OS globally. In India, as
per estimates, around 10,000 users are using Linux as the primary
OS. High-profile institutions, which spearhead the IT growth in
India, like the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, are already
using the freeware.

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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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