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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. 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).

  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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