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MozillaQuest: Asus Anti-Linux Attitude Sucks

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 15, 2004

“For several weeks now, we have been very busy reviewing 32-bit
and 64-bit, 2.6 Linux kernel, GNU-Linux distributions. During the
course of our lab work with these distros it came to our attention
that Asus, the motherboard manufacturer, has a rather nasty
anti-Linux and anti-open-source software attitude. Moreover, the
Asus people are arrogant about their anti-Linux policy. That
sucks!

“Sure, all too many hardware manufacturers and software
publishers do not support Linux and/or open source software. We
hate to see that, but it is understandable…”

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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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