__/ [ Linonut ] on Saturday 02 June 2007 04:25 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, ray belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:11:25 +0100, Stephen Fairchild wrote:
>>
>>> A few months ago I posited that Linux would not, for me, be mainstream
>>> until supermarkets carried Linux magazines. Well, Linux is finally here
>>> in the form of Linux Format at my local Tesco supermarket. A lone
>>> magazine sat on the shelf so I snapped it up since I hadn't read an issue
>>> in years and just in case no one else bought it (fat chance, I guess).
>>
>> Our Fred Meyer has been carrying Linux Pro for several months.
>
> It will be mainstream when Office Depot offers machines with Linux on
> them.
We're getting there.
Office Depot to Sell Xandros Software
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| ...Office Depot, a leading global provider of office products and
| services, will deliver Xandros' line of business and consumer Linux
| desktop operating systems to the market.
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http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=239371&tsource=3
> Apple isn't mainstream yet.
Maintream isn't Apple yet. It's like a cult, rather than a pursuit for one's
digital rights and freedom. Just look at all these 'unboxing videos'. It's
like a ritual.
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