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Linux–A New User’s Review

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 8, 2008

“I have been a Microsoft user for a majority of my life. I
started out with a 66 megahertz computer running MS-DOS on a very
fancy black and green monitor. However, I recently became a
self-proclaimed Linux lover. For those of you who might not know,
Linux is an open source operating system that competes with
Microsoft Windows and Apple’s OS X. My first experience with Linux
left me with a bad taste in my mouth, but the distribution of Linux
known as Ubuntu 7.10 (aka ‘Gutsy Gibbon’), the version prior to the
current version of Ubuntu, has impressed me enough to convince me
to completely switch my personal computer to Linux. It has been a
fascinating adventure, and I’ve learned a lot about the inner
workings of my computer…”


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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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