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Robin's Report From LWCE

Posted by timothy on from the how-are-the-tshirts dept.

For everyone who can't make it to New York, roblimo has posted impressions of LWCE's first day, in which he takes note of Start buttons, prods Dell about laptops factory loaded with Linux, and watches the Golden Penguin Bowl. I suppose he was also asking vendors some of your questions.

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  1. I'm at LinuxWorld this very moment! by Amsterdam+Vallon · · Score: -1, Troll

    Posting from my Treo 300...must say the booth babes are really hot this yr...RedHat booth was cool, so was the OSDN one...lots of freebies..worth the trip.-AV

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  2. The linux clan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Were the linux clans with long beards, bald heads, beer-gutted bellies and bare-feet (optional) out in force?

  3. Agree w/ Robin by Amsterdam+Vallon · · Score: -1, Troll

    He wrote "At least HP had a laptop in their booth running Linux. Yes, folks, this is the first time I have seen a laptop in an HP booth with Linux on it -- or at least mostly on it; the person who brought it said its sound didn't work (with Red Hat 8.0, and he didn't care because he was only using it to demonstrate printers.)"...I agree and am equally disgusted with this...most presentation and slide shows seem to be done w/powerpoint rather than soffice..perhaps a sign that linux still isnt easy enough for the avg person..well i should get going..crowds are really getting tight now and i want to visit a couple more booths b4 a late lunch..-AV

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  4. You know by PhysicsGenius · · Score: -1, Troll
    I've been using Linux since 1995. Back in the day, it was a subversive, underground, hackerish thing. It was cool and the only people who had even heard the word "Linux" were highly technical people, like me.

    Now I read about Linux Banking Conferences, "vendors" and "mission statements". Some take this as a sign that Linux is in the big leagues. To me it feels like selling out. Of all the people at that conference, how many could construct a valid find command?

    Are there any OSii out there that still understand the needs of people who need more powerful software and less marketing hype?

  5. Re:Poorly Written Article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And Robin is a girls name.