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osOpinion: You Can’t Get There From Here: Client Non-Connectivity

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 1, 2000

“Have you ever heard that before? There seems to be a void in
this sleek sexy roadster of an OS called Linux, which everyone
seems to ignore.

Linux has earned the respect, attention and accolades of some of
its most ardent opponents. It has shown itself to be capable of
becoming just as small as one needs it to be, or as large as one
could imagine. It has capabilities, which no proprietary operating
system has ever demonstrated.”

“But there is a major void in the picture at the desktop. Is it
the lack of applications everyone seems to talk about? Not in my
opinion. … Financial software? Sorry guess again. So what’s the
problem? Where’s the hole? Well, here it is. Client connectivity.
Make rolling out a desktop for a customer easier for newbie
administrators and you’ll see a lot more Linux boxes
around.”

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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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