Chicago Tribune: Linux Keys: Cash Free, Largely Crash Free

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 20, 1999

Thanks to Bill
Longabaugh
for this link.

“So what is this thing called Linux?”

“It is, noted Russ Holt, Dell Computer Corp.’s Linux guru, a
highly stable, lean, robust, flexible, Internet-friendly personal
computer operating system. It has, he says, two huge and undeniable
advantages over Microsoft Windows: It rarely crashes and is free of
charge.”

“Unlike the innards of Microsoft’s closely guarded Windows, the
code that runs Linux (pronounced lynn-ucks) is open to see by
anybody who cares to look. You can download it right now at
www.redhat.com, no questions asked, no bill tendered.”


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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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