All About Linux: New Year 2007–The Year of GNU/Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 3, 2007

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“Today is the dawn of a new year, the year 2007. Every year, we
wish, hope and dream that it will be the year when GNU/Linux will
gain critical mass appeal–not that it has failed to significantly
widen its base. One of the most endearing aspect of GNU/Linux for
me over and above the ideological considerations is its
simplicity.

“A couple of years back, when I was yet to be introduced to
Linux, I remember having faced many situations when my OS (Windows
98) had died on me for no apparent reason and I was left staring at
the blue screen of death…”


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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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