PC World: A Windows user takes the plunge with Linux | Linux Today

PC World: A Windows user takes the plunge with Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 20, 1999

Thanks to Matthew Wright
for this link.

“Arise, brothers and sisters, and shake off the yoke of
oppression! It is our inalienable right to choose our operating
system. Install Linux…”

“If you need a cheap, reliable Internet server, with access to
all the source code, Linux is a good choice. As a desktop system?
Well, it’s not for everyone…”


Complete story
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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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