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What I Learned Using Linux Over the Last 10 Years

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 30, 2008

“I started using Linux as my primary desktop and operating
system in 1998. After brief flirtations with FVWM 95 and
Enlightenment, I settle on Gnome (with it’s various WMs over the
years) and Red Hat/Fedora (until switching to Ubuntu last
fall).

  1. “My computer is mine. I didn’t license or borrow it from an OS
    vendor. I don’t want to ask permission to install or uninstall
    software on it, including the operating system. If I upgrade or
    swap out parts, I don’t have to justify it to anyone (except maybe
    the Mrs. if it’s a bit pricey)…”


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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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