This is a repost of an article I wrote for a newspaper in my country. Its an enjoyable read, and I got quite a few retaliatory comments. It was published under the tagline:
“By attacking from the bottom, where Microsoft can no longer successfully compete, Linux will finally cut itself a large slice of the desktop”
Everyone [...]
Finally.
Today, I completed my download of openSUSE 11.0 (after my recent Vista failure) and set about installing it. It was a DVD of the latest ISO from openSUSE. My machine is the same Acer Ferrari 5000 (2.0 GHz X2 AMD Turion 64, 2GB RAM, ATI X1600 Mobility Radeon).
I had said earlier that I was really [...]
To begin with, I am sorry I had to begin in such a manner of title. There is no real competition between Linux and Microsoft Windows. Two different operating system, with different priorities and ideologies.
But most people do consider them to be at loggerheads. They are not so, but in some limited regards, such as [...]
