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Linux at the Library?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 6, 2007

“Our library was faced with a dilemma when our outdated old
computers needed to be replaced. Than add insult to injury when
Microsoft decided to abandon the Windows 98 operating system. One
day I was browsing the news at my favorite news site www.digg.com
when in the technology section I saw the name–Ubuntu. What was
that?

“I began to read about it and learned that it is an operating
system that can replace windows and it is free…!”

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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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