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Ottawa Citizen: New kid on the block has potential, Linux winning converts from among the doubters

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 15, 2000

A new religion is sweeping the world of high tech and it
seems to be gaining converts left, right and centre. Linux has
defiantly arrived and those who ignore it do so at their own
peril….

“Now, I have never seen a bandwagon I wasn’t happy to leap
aboard, so I’m in the process of taking on Linux myself. I have to
admit, I go into this voyage of discovery as a bit of a reluctant
explorer….”

“First and most important, and make no mistake about this, Linux
is being driven by the geek set. Only a mother could have loved
this baby up to now and the geeks have embraced Linux.”

“Here is the Top 10 list of things people love about
Linux…”

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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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