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When Did You Hear About Linux for the 1st Time?
At the 2009 Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, attendees answer the question: "When did you hear about Linux for the first time?"
When did you first use Linux?
blogs.computerworld.com — 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 (more) When did you first use Linux?
Linux Boxee users get Hulu relief
Linux Boxee users get Hulu relief
deviceguru.com — The Linux version of Boxee’s eponymously-named multimedia platform has finally been updated to include several new features... introduced into the OS X and Windows versions over the past few months. Key additions include an “App Box” ... (more) Linux Boxee users get Hulu relief
Dell Vostro A90 (Mini 9) 8.9 inch laptop, 512MB DDR2, 8GB Solid State Drive, Ubuntu Linux ...
techdealdigger.com — Dell Small Business has the Vostro A90, which is just a black Mini 9, for $199 with... Ubuntu Linux installed, an 8GB Solid State Drive, and 512MB of RAM.  The RAM is upgradeable.  This matches the best price we've seen on the similarly ... (more) Dell Vostro A90 (Mini 9) 8.9 inch laptop, 512MB DDR2, ...
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First Linux Encounters: 'As Memorable as the First Girlfriend I Married'
LinuxInsider — ... held in San Francisco earlier this month, where attendees reminisced about when they first heard of the operating system. (A video of some of their answers is available.) That, in turn, led Computerworld's Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols to ...

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 ...

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