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Perens: Unite behind Debian, UserLinux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-surprise-there dept.

An anonymous readers writes "Infoworld is running a report on the Desktop Linux Conference, at which Bruce Perens suggested that in order to get Linux to the enterprise desktop, the Linux community should base their efforts on one single distribution... based on Debian. Perens went on to say that enterprises will be willing to pay Linux companies to engineer versions of Linux to suit their needs, but that the base distro should remain free. He suggested that by 2006, 30% of enterprise desktops will run Linux." Here is a wired story with more information about his proposed UserLinux project.

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  1. OT: Open Source by Sanity · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was quite amused when at a recent conference someone described Open Source as Free Software with a politics-obotomy...

  2. IN OTHER NEWS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Steve Jobs unexpectly announced today he thinks you should use a Macintosh.

    Bill Gates made an interesting proposal that everyone use windows.

    Scott McNealy outlined a plan he has in which everyone uses Solaris.

    Larry Ellison, in a widely-publicized press conference, stated that everyone should give him money.

    More on these sudden and shocking developments as news unfolds.

  3. Re:That would work... by dipipanone · · Score: 4, Funny

    She prefers it to windows xp because "it has better games"

    Better games? Better games?

    Go out and buy her some commercial games, you old cheapskate. Expecting a seven year old to be happy with just Solitaire verges on the abusive.