MSNBC: Not ready for prime time | Linux Today

MSNBC: Not ready for prime time

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 31, 1999

“Yeah, I like Linux. But Linux isn’t ready to play with the big
boys of desktop operating systems, Windows and MacOS. Personally, I
like Linux as a desktop operating system. I’m as happy as a hog in
slop with my Caldera Systems Inc’s OpenLinux 1.3 and Red Hat
Software Inc’s Red Hat Linux 5.2 PCs. But, then I consider the
character command line interface to be the best and purest way to
work with a computer. Most would disagree.”

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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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