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The Missing Five-Minute Linux Manual for Morons

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 15, 2008

“It is time to wake up and smell the elephant in the room. Vista
is struggling to achieve escape velocity. Microsoft finds itself
the butt an international joke, but does not seem able to get a
grip. The issue of choice of platform is once more up for
grabs.

“Of course there is an alternative; a popular computing platform
whose design attracts universal admiration. But although we all
look forward to literally punching in the numbers, the Wii does not
yet quite hack it (use of a dread phrase coming up) ‘in the
enterprise’.

“So, for the time being, I’m afraid we are all back on
re-evaluation-of-Linux duty. Never mind. I’ve already done the
spadework. Let me lead you through a few simple steps to a full-on
Open Source experience…”

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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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