distrowatch.com - 2/3/2009
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Welcome to this year's 5th issue DistroWatch Weekly! As Linux personalities go, there is nobody more famous than Linus Torvalds, the man who started it all by developing the Linux kernel in 1991; read on for our exclusive interview with the chief architect of the most important part of your ...
news.zdnet.co.uk - 1/29/2009
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news.zdnet.co.uk —
David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk Published: 29 Jan 2009 12:10
GMT Acer has confirmed it plans to release a...
Linux version of its 10-inch Aspire One netbook, even though its initial announcement of the upcoming machine said it would be Windows XP-only. Acer ...
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Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook
bmighty.com - 1/29/2009
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bmighty.com —
Subscription-Based Offerings Companies such as Red Hat, Novell,
Xandrox, and Mandriva charge subscription fees that include software...
updates, documentation, and technical support. These fees vary quite a bit, based upon the type and number of Linux ...
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How To Choose The Best Linux For Your Business | ...
fmtech.co.za - 2/4/2009
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fmtech.co.za —
[Duncan McLeod Financial Mail] With Microsoft readying itself
for the release of a fast, streamlined operating system...
in Windows 7, the Linux community needs to pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat if the free and open-source operating system is ...
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Game up for desktop Linux?
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GigaOM Network —
... Interview with Linus Torvalds. The chief architect and creator of the Linux kernel stopped for a chat at Linux.conf.au in Australia. ...
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OStatic blogs —
... Interview with Linus Torvalds. The chief architect and creator of the Linux kernel stopped for a chat at Linux.conf.au in Australia. ...
Torvalds: Linux will remain a many splendid affair
TG Daily - All News —
... says there are hundreds of distros, and a lot of them are really for niche markets, and the industry need that - because different markets simply have different requirements, and no single distro will take care of them all. Torvalds has stated that having multiple distributions each looking at and concentrating on specific issues allows the market to decide which avenue is best. He also says "having multiple players just keeps everybody honest, and allows you to compare them." See DistroWatch Weekly for the full interview. Opinion YES! YES! YES! I am going to speak now as ...
One Linux, Or Many, Or None?
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... , Feb 4, 2009 10:01 AM [image] DistroWatch chatted with none other than Linus Torvalds about Linux in general, wherein he admitted "multiple [Linux] distributions aren't just a good thing, I think it's something absolutely required". I'd agree, but is it required as a first step or a last one? It's hard to ignore the concept of having a single unified Linux base to draw from, since it solves a number of problems at once (e.g., the continually egregious issue of binary incompatibility between distros). Linus, on the other hand, prefers plurality as a fairness measure: ... ...
Linux Distros: Strength in Numbers or One Size Fits All?
LinuxInsider —
Is it better to have multiple flavors of a thing to suit the tastes of multiple users, or do the benefits of standardization outweigh the value added by all those variations? That question was at the heart of a contentious discussion going on in recent days throughout the Linux blogs. It all started when DistroWatch published an interview with none other than Linus Torvalds early last week. 'Absolutely Required' For those who missed it, Torvalds also featured prominently in the headlines late last month for revealing that he had switched from ...
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