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Slate: Slate Does Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 26, 1999

Thanks to bcorsell@weil.com for this link.

“If you’ve never heard of Linux and don’t know what it is, you
probably won’t be interested in the following two articles. If,
like us, you’ve heard a lot about Linux lately and are curious,
read on. Linux is an operating system for personal computers, as is
Microsoft Windows. It is distributed free and is touted by
enthusiasts as being better than Windows. The mere fact that it is
not made by Microsoft excites many in the computer
world–including, ironically, Microsoft itself, which has touted
Linux in the antitrust trial as showing that Windows is not a
monopoly.”

“Slate is published by Microsoft, of course, so take that into
account as you read the following dispatches.”

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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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