Tech Gurus Still Don't "Get" Linux | Linux Today

Tech Gurus Still Don’t “Get” Linux

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MH
Matt Hartley
Apr 9, 2014

It has been my experience that, despite any progress, Ubuntu and distros like it have made in gaining new users, those in the tech media continue to get it wrong. In this article, I’ll examine how the tech media continues to spread misinformation about Linux on the desktop, why it happens and what we as users can do about it.

MH

Matt Hartley

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