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Review Of LinuxWorld 2004

Posted by timothy on from the Y2***-is-the-year-of-desktop-linux dept.

jamienk writes "I went to the LinuxWorld convention at the Javits Center in NYC again this year. This is where the post-post-industrial corporate complex flexes for us consumers and infrastructure staff to see. And the smell of Corps was thick in the air. So was the nerdy, curious, driven, hacker odor. Guess which vibe won?"

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  1. Re:Worrying by metlin · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Stop trolling. What the hell has licensing got to do with this?

    This is more for the sake for portability and compatibility issues, thats all. Its a way for the user of one tool to be able to use another tool without having to really work hard at porting - the exact problem which users face when moving even between various platforms in MS (WinNT vs. Win98, etc).

    If I use app Foo on Gnome, I can use KFoo on KDE without too much trouble (K added for attitude ;). If anything, this is great.