“The encroachment of Linux and other free or open source
software on the server is well-documented; first at the edge of the
network running web servers, email servers and the like, and now
increasingly in the datacentre. But what about Linux on the
desktop?“Linux desktop packages now include more and more features and
are packaged up better and better. The specifications and prices of
the packages in our current shoot-out of Linux desktops should be
enough to make anyone at least consider making the switch to open
source…”
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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