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I read with interest and a growing amount of consternation, a report that you are in full support of the current DRM model. Now, you are free to believe anything you like. As you said, you have no power or influence in the matter. Who are you kidding? Just as soon as this gets on the front pages, You will be called before Congress as an "expert witness", and your testimony will carry far more weight than it should.

{The Microsoft Threat}- It must, at all times, weigh upon the reader with more than just a minor discomfort. It should herald that invisible wrecking ball that thuds in your chest right after you have been badly frightened. Linux, or any other Operating System that dares exist in the same time as Microsoft will be crushed.

The most powerful man in China makes his first trip to the United States to meet with President Bush. This is a historic moment. On his first night in the United States, he is not going to the White House. No, He will be the in-home guest of Bill Gates. You make the connections.

For practical purposes, Firefox was the shot across their bow, and as cavalier as they treated it, Mozilla has shaken them. Their shareholders are nervous, the rank and file CodeMeisters are in revolt, and Microsoft has again delayed the premiere of Windows Vista. All the ingredients are there for a hard fall at Microsoft...someone just has to stir the pot.

With the March 29th press release of their new Line of Linux-Powered computers, SeaScape, LLC joins the small group of manufacturers who fill the void Dell, Gateway and other large computer makers create.

Seems pretty simple to me...read the headline, if the headline has the proper "hook", then read the article. OK...Since I write for a living, I personally understand the concept. But I do not mislead you with it.

The goal is to bring other distros to our level of accomplishment and further improve it so as to inspire others to do the same. Actually, the motivation for improvement should be fueled by the user's need. We who work and develop GNU/Linux have missed this goal somewhat.

The argument rages on websites, blogs and even in some of the mainstream ink and paper publications. Is Linux ready for the desktop? Many of us say yes. Are you in this camp? You better call your mom. She wants to talk to you about this.

I worry I'm rapidly becoming a curmudgeon. It's a little scary because I'm a software developer and the co-owner of a small Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and I make my living by making users happy.

[ED: Even easily used Macs can be confusing, the author is asking some fundamental questions. - HC]

Xandros has said that the retail giant, CompUSA®, is now selling the Xandros Desktop product in all of its stores, nationwide.

From our tests of Progression Desktop, it is unlikely that anyone would have a problem in getting their Windows data over to their new Linux install. Here are the folks who make it happen.

I also learned that people were not near as computer stupid as I had assigned them to be. While the Windows users just accepted the errors and mistakes, the Linux users were digging in the forums and wikis, trying to understand their new computers.

…you are going to kneel at the alter of Bill Gates and fearfully pay your tithe. For those of you who do this…for those of you who will actually drink this kool-aid…

When These guys say they are heavy into community involvement...they mean involvement. Not mentioned in the actual article, this project will be scanning snippets of files for "That Perfect Voice." That Perfect Voice could end up as the "official" radio voice of Linux.

Helios had no illusions that this would be an easy sell. Oh, selling to the mainstream? That's a piece of cake. It's the elbows and thumbs to the eye from the Community that is amusing. Again, some argue that the Linux Community does not exist...only zealots and freeloaders...

Is there really a "Linux Community"? Or is it simply a concept to make us feel warm and fuzzy? Are we a united group or just a large number of people taking advantage of free software? There is one good way to find out.

If this Project is met with even a luke-warm reaction, this very well may be the day Microsoft dreaded to see.

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I know that if I start listing reasons it is going to seem kind of shallow, but you need to understand where I am coming from. Maybe this way, when you meet someone new, you will be better prepared. And Just what does this have to do with Linux...? Trust me.

http://www.geekrant.org/2006/01/06/adventures-in-unix/

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