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Why I Use Linux

http://www.itnewstoday.com

Everyone that uses Linux has his or her own reason for doing so. Some prefer it outright, others may be sick of the politics surrounding other operating systems. I have been using Linux since around 2002 and it has been an incredible journey.

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Marketing FLOSS, But Not As FLOSS

http://www.linuxloop.com

A lot of discussion goes into how to talk about FLOSS - free libre open-source software (for starters how about not using strange acronyms that sound like something you keep with your toothbrush). A recent Earthweb article discusses this topic, pointing out some of the mistakes that are made.

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Five good reasons to switch to Linux

http://www.ghacks.net

One of the most oft-asked questions I get is “Why should I switch to Linux?” It comes to me either via inbox or sound waves attacking my aural system every day. So I thought I would bring these answer to the outstanding readers here at gHacks to inspire conversation on the topic.

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Created by arslinuxum 13 years 4 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 4 weeks ago
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Red Hat CEO praises Obama openness, calls for ODF adoption

http://arstechnica.com

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst has issued a statement praising President Obama for bringing a culture of inclusion and transparency to the United States government. Whitehurst also takes the opportunity to encourage broader open source adoption.

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Created by extra 13 years 6 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 5 weeks ago
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Zen For Ubuntu Users

http://zenlife.comze.com

I am reading a lot of posts where new users are completely discourages by the seemingly over-complexity of Linux. They have the Windows background and they use Linux like it was Windows. The learning curve in Linux can be steep.

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Created by paul.g.hunter 13 years 6 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 6 weeks ago
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Stepping away from evangelism

http://brucebyfield.wordpress.com

I rarely evangelize about FOSS when face to face. While I will argue in favor of FOSS in articles, or in speech, I hardly ever do so in casual conversation.

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Created by a known eMouse 13 years 6 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 6 weeks ago
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Five reasons to put Ubuntu Linux on your netbook

http://www.roytanck.com

Microsoft pounded itself on the chest last week saying over 96% of netbooks now use Windows. This made me somewhat sad, because I was hoping these little computers could be the break Linux had been waiting for.

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Created by chen 13 years 6 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 6 weeks ago
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Making the Future Happen In Linux

http://blog.linuxtoday.com

Folks, you have the power-- you don't have to sit around all sad because Linux is missing an application or feature that you need. What you do is roll up your sleeves and help make it happen, because that is how Linux works.

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Created by iamspam 13 years 6 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 6 weeks ago
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Introducing pointy-haired bosses to FOSS

http://thebeezspeaks.blogspot.com

Mike Dailey tries to convince us gave me the impression that moving to Linux is an all-or-nothing proposal. That's plain ridiculous. An undertaking of that scale is a gigantic project, which no CIO will endorse. What you can do is introduce FOSS technology in the enterprise, step by step. Once it has proven itself you may take the next step.

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Created by Jimbob 13 years 7 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 7 weeks ago
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The politics of the command line

http://www.itpro.co.uk

Software is an unlikely medium for social change, and an inauspicious starting point. Free software cannot produce vaccines or treat disease. Nor can it put a roof over an orphan's head or fill an empty stomach.

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Created by cendrars 13 years 9 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 9 weeks ago
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Lesser Technical Dangers to the Triumph of GNU/Linux and Digital Freedom

http://boycottnovell.com

An article discussing the less obvious barriers to GNU/Linux adoption

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Created by komrad 13 years 10 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 10 weeks ago
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Selling open source to the powers-that-be

http://www.itwire.com

The idea of thinking up a hypothetical situation and then asking a group of qualified panellists to visualise how each would react to it is nothing new.

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Created by joy1234 13 years 10 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 10 weeks ago
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The beauty of Free Software Development and Free Software Community

http://anoopjohn.com

When you work in the software industry, either in the services sector, or in the products sector, you never get to see the harmony, the cooperation and the amiability that, you find in the Free Software Community.

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Created by kaeser 13 years 10 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 10 weeks ago
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Advocacy at the Speed of Light

http://ldn.linuxfoundation.org

The latest course on the menu is, of course, the Linux.com site. This one is the fun one, because we've opened it up to the community to lend their ideas. Here's the top 5 thus far:

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Created by 5t3v3n 13 years 10 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 10 weeks ago
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Small firms can benefit from open source

http://www.siliconrepublic.com

Ahead of the first-ever Open Source Software (OSS) BarCamp event, which will take place on 28 March in Dublin, chief-organiser Laura Czajkowski has said that small-to-medium businesses have much to gain from open source, even if it is just to realise that there are alternatives out there.

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