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Offline sam

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Linux to Ship on More Desktops than Windows
« on: October 30, 2008, 17:39 »
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For those that decry the constant prediction of the “year of the Linux desktop” I am happy to say that next year Linux may actually ship on more desktops than Windows or the Mac. That is right, I said next year. What is driving this? Two words: fast boot.

http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/10/29/linux-to-ship-on-more-desktops-than-windows/
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Re: Linux to Ship on More Desktops than Windows
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2008, 17:54 »
I think we should all go back to BBC BASIC, Sam. ;)
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Re: Linux to Ship on More Desktops than Windows
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2008, 17:59 »
LOL!

The University observatory was running off code written for that until two years ago....
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Re: Linux to Ship on More Desktops than Windows
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2008, 18:03 »
It was a great machine to cut your teeth on, very well thought out, imo. :)
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Re: Linux to Ship on More Desktops than Windows
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2008, 19:08 »
I get nostalgic over my old Commodore 64.
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