How Linux Saved our Chinese Bacon | Linux Today

How Linux Saved our Chinese Bacon

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 18, 2007

“Being a bit of a geek can surely bring you a bit of extra
notice in some circles. The tee-shirt emblazoned with: ‘No, I will
not fix your computer’ is an example of the favour of such notice.
Be that as it may, we are sometimes lured into lending a helping
hand to our less technically inclined brethren from time to
time.

“Not so strange then when about this time last week, a local
educator for one of the language programmes rang us up. She is a
very nice sort to know, very clever, and always ready to lend a
hand with anything. Time to return the favour…”

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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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