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OSNews: The War for Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 7, 2006

OSNews: War for Linux Is Lost–Almost

“The title of the article seems completely wrong to you?
Naturally it would, when you daily read something like this. But I
do state all this stuff is being a big mistake, if not worse. I am
sure, that Linux is now close to extinction, and still is getting
closer and closer to the point of no return.

“Before we enter the discussion, please accept the following: in
this article I’m not giving any opinion on topic of software
freedom or openness…”


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OSNews: War for Linux Doesn’t Even Exist; Is Not Lost
Regardless

“The title of the article seems familiar to you? Naturally it
would, when you read something like this. But I do state the
corresponding sentence isn’t even grammatically correct, thereby
making it difficult for me to parody. I am sure that Linux is not
close to extinction but is rather gaining momentum or at least
holding its ground.

“Now the following stipulations stand. First, in this article I
will address the topic of software freedom or openness; it would be
impossible to discuss Linux without this. Second, I will weight the
pros and cons of the Linux way, the Windows way, and other ‘ways’
as I see fit…”


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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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