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The Need for the Linux Proliferation Agreement

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 24, 2007

“The year of Linux on the Desktop (May 1st, 2023)
‘There is something brewing in the world of Linux, because this
year really seems to become the year Linux makes serious headway on
the desktop. For Linus Torvalds it is the addition of synchromatic
memory support into the new kernel 6.4.12-28 that is a serious and
major step in the right direction. ‘We now have support for
voicecontrolled systems at the kernel level.’ In a few months time
we will also see the first distributions with ext9 as the default
filesystem, like MepubianSpire and Novell Red Hat. Mark
Shuttleworth, the ever active CEO of MepubianSpire, is thrilled
about the prospect. ‘Wonkey Willy will be the most stable
innovative distribution we present to our users and with another
delay of Microsoft Himalaya at hand this is the window of
opportunity to aggressively increase our market share on the
desktop…””

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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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