The Triangle: Debate Pits Open Source Linux Against Microsoft | Linux Today

The Triangle: Debate Pits Open Source Linux Against Microsoft

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 23, 2005

“Alex Daley, an academic relations manager from Microsoft, and
Eric Lucas, a Drexel graduate and member of the Philadelphia Linux
Users Group, took opposing viewpoints in a debate sponsored by
Drexel’s Math and Computer Science Society May 19.

“The debate was set with each candidate giving a three-minute
talk and one-minute rebuttal for a series of predetermined prompts
compiled by the MCS Society…”


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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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