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Dive Into Mark: Essentials, 2006 Edition

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 28, 2006

“Now that I’ve completed my move to Linux (sorry Mac fanboys,
the install was flawless and everything worked out of the box),
someone emailed me to suggest that I update my essential software
list. So here you go.

  1. “Ubuntu, which is an ancient African word meaning ‘can’t
    install Debian.’
  2. “GNU Emacs, for people who think that the main problem with
    XEmacs is that it’s too user friendly…”

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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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