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Scottish Daily Record/TechNewsWorld: Review: X Hits the Spot

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 24, 2006

“Pay pounds 45 (US$83) for Linux? Isn’t the whole point of Linux
that it’s free? Normally, yes. But that doesn’t mean someone can’t
take a Linux operating system, add bits, badge it and sell it.

“It’s a path often frowned upon by the traditional Linux
community but some companies–Suse and Mandriva, to name two–have
been successful in doing it.

“Xandros is right up there with them…”

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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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