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ONLamp: Why Linux?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 13, 2004

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“Over on Craig Pfeifer’s site, I made the following comment a
couple days ago:

“It’s conceivable to me that within a few months time
we might have an entirely Windows-free home.

“Craig responded with:

“The whole ‘Microsoft free environment’ I don’t
completely understand. To me it’s a big non-requirement.

“In my house, technology doesn’t play politics.

“Craig was right to call me on my statement. Holding up a
‘Windows-free home’ as a goal without any sort of reasoning behind
that goal is nothing more than a fashion statement on my part. I’m
not really convinced in my own mind that I have that as a goal
either, but before addressing that issue, let me explain the
background behind my recent decision to experiment with Linux on
the home PC…”

Complete
Story

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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