Linux: It's Not Just for Servers Anymore
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| That's the optimistic message delivered by a newly energized contingent of
| Linux proponents. By employing the same consumer-friendly marketing
| techniques practiced by Microsoft, and by taking advantage of the rising
| popularity of web-based applications, Linux vendors are getting ready for
| what they say will be a wave of consumer interest in the free operating
| system.
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http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2007/07/linux_desktop
Memo to Con Kolivas: why not roll your own?
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| Kolivas, according to the interview, came up against three of the big guns in
| the kernel project - Torvalds, Andrew Morton and Ingo Molnar - when trying to
| lobby for his patches.
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| With free and open source software, there is a way out, if Kolivas really
| wants to put his improvements out there and prove his point. Follow de
| Raadt's example and fork the project.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13710&Itemid=1091
Fork a kernel, kill an "OS" and revolutionize the desktop
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| Free Software is about restoring the freedom of computer users. But now that
| we have it, why not take things to the next level? Let's make a desktop
| operating system which will be truly irresistible, then conquer the desktop
| and make computers really fun again.
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http://www.nuxified.org/article/fork_a_kernel_kill_an_os_and_revolutionize_the_desktop
CK could get some support from companies that thrive in the desktop, such as
Canonical.
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