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Desktop Summit Proves Linux Interest on the Rise

Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 11th of February 2005 04:41:50 PM Filed under
Linux

Anne Saita has written a nice article on Linux advocacy as she observed it at the Desktop Summit. While citing some great looking stats she quotes happy users and Michael Robertson, then concludes with one stating "(Linux) is the way to go."

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