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LA Weekly: The World in a Box — Conclusion of a Three-part Series

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 28, 1999

An interview with Running Linux author Matt Welsh.

“When Matt Welsh introduces A Microsoft-dependent computer user
to a Linux box, he can’t start by explaining that Linux is
different from Windows. He has to explain that Linux is not
Windows. Otherwise, “people will say, ‘Oh, well, this is nice —
what version of Windows do I need to run it?'”

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