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Debian And The Rise of Linux
There's an article in this month's LinMagAu that asks a question about how the rise of Linux will impact Debian and what that could mean. Good article, especially interesting if you have been a fan of Debian.
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Goatse Receiver, ass contortionist, dead at 55
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - ass strectching exhibitionist Goatse Receiver was found dead in CmdrTaco\'s home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to gracing monitors of millions of internet users. Truly an American icon.
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Fsck Debian!
No, they're implying that /. editors like to use M$ kind of PR rhetorics to upset people who know better and make them read stupid articles.
Doesn't anybody find the first paragraph of the article a bit optimistic?
By mid 2004 at the latest Linux will be a serious contender on the average desktop.
Whooah! Slow down there, buddy. We have a decent OS going, but it still lacks a few things which won't come easy (fonts, easy configuration, changing resolution, unified base)
Then the author continues,
The downfall of Windows won't be imminent (that will take another couple of years at least)
Now he's predicting that Linux will cause the downfall of Windows in just a couple of years?!
To me, this seems more "interesting" than his assertion that Linux needs a unified installation base, and whatever he may have had to say about Debian (I didn't read the article).
"Smoking helps you lose weight - one lung at a time" -- A. E. Neumann
Debian is the Windows of the Linux world. It sets everything up for you, you don't have to lift a finger.
Debian is better for corp usage then the "corp" distros.
So I can just call 1-800-DEBIAN4ME and tell them xyz won't run and my clients are yelling at me and they'll take a look at it and help me fix the problem?
Does that also mean I can take my well-earned vacation in August and if there's a problem with any of the servers, my boss can call 1-800-DEBIAN4ME and tell them there's a problem and they'll try to fix it for him?
You're right... it is pretty cool
oh..wait...