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Dotzler: Linux Not Ready for the Desktop

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 15, 2005

“After reading Massimo Sandal’s recent article, The Firefox
Target And The TuxMini, I knew I was going to be in trouble because
I just had to blog my contrary position. This post isn’t a point by
point reply to Sandal’s article, but rather a more general
disagreement based on my experiences with Linux, Mozilla and
Firefox.

“It’s probably worth pointing out that I’m not a ‘Linux person.’
I’ve only been using Linux for about 6 years. I’ve been using
Windows for about twice that long, and I’ve been using Macintosh
for about 20 years. I’m not really loyal to any one OS; I’ve used
what my employer or school offered or required and when that wasn’t
a consideration I’ve used what I thought was most
convenient…”

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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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