Techworld: Desktop Linux is Still on the Outside Looking In | Linux Today

Techworld: Desktop Linux is Still on the Outside Looking In

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 11, 2006

“As the speakers at the Desktop Linux Summit 2006 last month
looked out at their audiences, they couldn’t help but notice that
the number of attendees sporting T-shirts, sandals and bushy facial
hair–the stereotypical look of Linux movement die-hards–was much
reduced from previous conferences.

“Linux proponents may have grown more buttoned-down, but the
open-source operating system is still well outside the
mainstream–at least on desktops…”


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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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