The Linux Extremist: The Glory of Choice | Linux Today

The Linux Extremist: The Glory of Choice

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 6, 2006

“For a Linux / BSD devotee like myself, visiting Distrowatch is
like being the proverbial kid in a candy store. There are so many
variants of Linux to discover and each has its own particular
emphasis and individual strengths. One of the more unusual ones
I’ve seen is the ‘Christian’ edition of Ubuntu, the latest version
of which was released on September 4.

“My curiosity got the better of me and I took a look; I had no
idea what could make an operating system particularly ‘Christian.’
I found out that it has a top notch Bible study program called
‘GnomeSword,’ a daily Bible verse feature, and extensive parental
controls for web content…”

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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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