Running a Business on Desktop Linux | Linux Today

Running a Business on Desktop Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 12, 2008

“How many are self-employed in the United States? No one knows
for sure, but estimates range around twenty million. Add to this
millions of small businesses, and you have a huge pool of workers
who run their businesses on personal computers. Dentists, handymen,
shop owners, yoga instructors, lawyers… all require reliable,
easy-to-use computers for their work.

“Here’s my take as someone who has run his one-person business
on Linux for several years. I’ll be objective. This is not a
promotional piece. Let’s state up front that I have an advantage
over many business Linux users because I’m an IT professional. Yet
we all depend on business Linux…”

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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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