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Forbes on Linux

Posted by michael on from the jumping-on-the-bandwagon dept.

mvdwege writes "It appears that Forbes is doing a Linux Special. Lots of nice articles showing off the state of the art in Linux development today. It's nice to see Linux get some good mainstream press without hype or FUD. A very objective treatment that might definitely make some people think."

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  1. Development? by saintlupus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lots of nice articles showing off the state of the art in Linux development today.

    I don't think that the target market for _Forbes_ is too interested in the development of software. They're probably more interested in the fact that "Open Source" based companies are dropping like flies these days.

    I wonder how much longer VA Pastries and Sundries has left.

    --saint

  2. Re:Cult? by Salsaman · · Score: 4, Funny
    The title on that page says "Forbes: The Cult of Linux (2 of 6)" What does that say about it?

    It means in the next issue they will have:

    The Cult of Microsoft (7 of 9).

  3. Oh God! by Mike+Connell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Forbes gets their info from /.? I quote:

    "(Full disclosure: VA Software owns OSDN, whose Slashdot Web site provides tech news to Forbes.com.)"

    In the next issue, "Exploring hostile takeovers and hot grits"...

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    1. Re:Oh God! by ethereal · · Score: 4, Funny

      I don't get it - Forbes usually has very good grammar and spelling. There's no way they're getting anything from /. :)

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  4. And The title says it all: The Cult! by botik32 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Umm as I was going to read the article, thinking oh wow let's see some unbiased reporting, I read the title: The Cult of Linux!

    I guess then I am a follower of RMS High Templar. So fear my wrath!

  5. Check this out by kruczkowski · · Score: 3, Funny

    Scroll you mouse over the "BUSINESS" tab above the article. (Don't click!) It's between the HOME and TECHNOLOGY.

    Notice what ad shows up above Linus' name!

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  6. Re:Good series - what motive? by Beautyon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is Forbes owned by someone who doesn't like Bill Gates, for instance? Or who has shares in Red Hat?...It is so uncommon to come across truly unbiased factual information in the US press these days I find it hard to believe that there isn't something behind this.

    You are in shock; It will pass.

    Even if the articles do have an agenda, it doesnt matter as long as they are factual, and even if they were not factual, its par for the course with much journalism today.

    When ideas are at war, lies are as the sharpest of swords.

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  7. might definitely by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    might definitely

    What the hell does that mean?

  8. Re:Relatively unbiased compared to past reports by Wiener · · Score: 2, Funny
    I just set up a brand new POS system on Windows 2000

    LOL!

  9. poor RMS.... by Nomad128 · · Score: 4, Funny

    hehe....as he fumes about GNU being mentioned in a Linux article only because of Galeon. :-)

    http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/17/0717tentech.html