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Advocates Join to Promote Desktop Linux
phatvibez writes "Cnet is running a story that says 'Several companies have joined to launch a consortium to promote Linux for desktop computers, a significant expansion for an operating system that today fits more comfortably on servers.' This is great news, I hope they actually do something and we see some great stuff come from this!" Another submission on this note: TweetZilla writes "According to ExtremeTech, Suse is taking a play from Xandros. Crossover Office and Plugin are now bundled into Suse's desktop to provide Windows and Office compatibility." Update: 02/04 18:18 GMT by T : Here's a link to the consortium's web site.
An "Outlook/Exchange killer".
Such programs usually prefer to be called "worms"
In SOVIET RUSSIA... erm...NSA AMERICA, the Internet logs onto YOU!
Several companies have joined to launch a consortium to promote Linux for desktop computers...
So how are they joined? How would one describe such a joining? Is there a term for it, perhaps? Since Linux has largely Western European roots, and has taken on somewhat mythic proportions to many of us, and these companies are doing something quite heroic... is there some character in Western European mythology, some hero, perhaps, after which we could name such a grouping, or cluster?
I sure wish I could think of something appropriate...
Dude, with a sig that says "There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those that get binary and those who don't" you aren't the masses. I am not saying that Lin is or isn't ready for said masses, but just being able to get that joke rules out your representaion in that group. You obviously haven't met my users. They really are the masses, and they sometimes get confused dealing with decimal.
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