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DATE | 2004-03-10 |
FROM | Contrarian
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Local Press on GNU/Linux
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On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Ruben Safir wrote: > > http://www.newsday.com/technology/ny-louyx3698511mar07,0,5611878.column?coll=ny-technology-columnists > > Lou Dolinar > Linux offers an alternative to a landscape dominated by Microsoft
> Imagine an alternate universe where there's no Microsoft. In this > alternate universe, software is free, and you only pay for product > support and various conveniences of use to beginners.
Wow, there was a _long_ time between writing and publishing there. I'd guess, hmmm, what? Seven years?
The last Newsday computer technology article I read, maybe six months ago, recommended updating your hardware (i.e. buy a new box) instead of updating one's MS software. Haven't looked at it much since. ____________________________ NYLXS: New Yorker Free Software Users Scene Fair Use - because it's either fair use or useless.... NYLXS is a trademark of NYLXS, Inc
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