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San Diego Union Tribune: Linux code warriors march to the beat of a different drum

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 2, 2001

[ Thanks to Tim
Rushing
for this link. ]

Here’s another Linux backgrounder about the “ragtag army of
rebels that uses Linux rather than a Microsoft operating system to
run their desktop computers” from an outsider’s perspective that
nevertheless says no matter how “daunting” and “scary” Linux and
its community of users may be, people had “better get used to
it.”

Some interesting things it draws the casual observer’s attention
to include:

  • reliability
  • the presence of Linux in embedded systems (like the TiVO)
  • cost savings
  • code availability with Open Source software
  • some links San Diego area Linux users may find useful


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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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