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Linux Gaining Strength In Downturn

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the monday-morning-slow-ball dept.

gubm writes "A February survey of IT managers by IDC indicated that hard times are accelerating the adoption of Linux. The open source operating system will emerge from the recession in a stronger data center position than before, concluded an IDC white paper."

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  1. Shuttle BSOD by freeasinrealale · · Score: 0, Troll

    Watching NASA TV at MON 13:46 EST Discovery apologizes for delay in sending data, presumably from shuttle robo-scan, due to BSOD/reboot. Wouldn't it be nice if LINUX was onboard, esp. in this downturn, assuming of course the BSOD was a Windows BSOD?

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