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When did you first use Linux?
At the recently concluded Linux Foundation Summit in San Francisco, some Foundation staffers asked several people when they started with Linux, which lead me to the same question. read more
Microsoft asks just $15 for each XP netbook
Microsoft asks just $15 for each XP netbook
electronista.com — Microsoft's determination to wrest control of netbooks from Linux has seen it drop the bulk price of... Windows XP for the systems to under $15 per copy, according to a leak from an unnamed source. Although Microsoft has never publicly disclosed its ... (more) Microsoft asks just $15 for each XP netbook
Have we arrived in the post-Windows era?
Have we arrived in the post-Windows era?
blogs.zdnet.com — Will Windows 7 be adopted by businesses? Could Google Android make a splash on netbooks? The bigger... question we should be asking is, "Does the OS still matter?" And if it doesn't, then what does that mean? [Sponsored] Intel® Xeon® Processor ... (more) Have we arrived in the post-Windows era?
When Did You Hear About Linux for the 1st Time?
video.linuxfoundation.org — At the 2009 Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, attendees answer the question: "When did you hear about Linux... for the first time?" (more) When Did You Hear About Linux for the 1st Time?
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First Linux Encounters: 'As Memorable as the First Girlfriend I Married'
LinuxInsider — ... of some of their answers is available.) That, in turn, led Computerworld's Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols to ask much the same question on his blog, sharing his own story along the way. More than 140 comments greeted the question there before it was picked up on ...

My First Boyfriend Was Windows -- I Married Linux
OStatic blogs — When did you use Linux for the first time? The question was posed at the Linux Collaboration Summit earlier this month, and has prompted many Linux users to take a trip down memory lane. I'm not sure if the admission that I remember my first Linux installation much more clearly than any date with my first boyfriend or my first date with my husband is a really wise thing to put in writing. I will freely admit it wasn't quite as anxiety-inducing as a date, and the long-term relationship that sprang from it taught me ...

My First Boyfriend Was Windows -- I Married Linux [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — When did you use Linux for the first time? The question was posed at the Linux Collaboration Summit earlier this month, and has prompted many Linux users to take a trip down memory lane. I'm not sure if the admission that I remember my first Linux installation much more clearly than any date with my first boyfriend or my first date with my husband is a really wise thing to put in writing. I will freely admit it wasn't quite as anxiety-inducing as a date, and the long-term relationship ...

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How slow can Linux go?Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog
In a comment to one of my recent stories, someone said that they could run Windows 7 on an older PC, but not Linux. Yeah. Right. But, how slow can a PC go and still run desktop Linux? Here's the answer. read more Presented By: Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 ...