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DistroWatch: Sorcerer GNU Linux Review

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 18, 2002

“Just think about this for minute–since the vast majority of
Linux software comes with source code, why is it necessary to
download binary files that somebody compiled on a particular
hardware platform and included all sorts of options to run it on
thousands of different hardware configurations? Would it not be
more logical to compile everything on your own machine, ensuring
that the code is optimised for exactly your hardware?

“Enter the magic world of Sorcerer GNU Linux, a Linux
distribution with a difference…”

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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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