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Penguin Pete: So You’re Curious About Linux…

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 23, 2007

“Every now and then I make a personal acquaintance with somebody
who’s never seen Linux, but has heard of it. They want to know what
it’s like and should they try it. I always find myself making the
same speech, and I figure lots of other Linux users do too. So here
is my canonical About Linux speech. Feel free to clip and save so
you have it all in one place for you to point to:

“First off, even as a die-hard Technology Freedom paladin, I
always tell people that Linux is not for everyone…”


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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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