I’m an open source advocate who has been using Ubuntu for the past three years and just bought my first Linux-preinstalled computer (with Xandros instead of Ubuntu, but that’s okay), but I hate it when people hype up Linux to Windows users. I’m not talking about Linux for embedded devices or Linux for web servers.… Continue reading Linux for home users – stop the hype!
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I don’t know about “the desktop,” but Linux appears to be ready for the ultra-mobile PC
I don’t like arguments about whether or not Linux is “ready for the desktop,” because I think that phrase is basically meaningless. What I have always contended about Linux, since I started using it in 2005, however, is that Linux preinstalled and properly configured is perfectly fine for most home users’ basic needs: web browser,… Continue reading I don’t know about “the desktop,” but Linux appears to be ready for the ultra-mobile PC