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ghoti
15-04-2008, 08:17 AM
Linux.com's Joe Barr has an interesting commentary about the recent Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit and the astounding lack of attention for desktop Linux. Now, a great deal of the monetary support driving Linux these days comes from companies with a vested interest in "big iron" but hopefully this won't completely eclipse the rest of the community. "Before I learned that the press was not welcome in any of the working-meetings at the summit on days 2 and 3, I saw and heard rumblings of discontent from more than one ordinary Linux desktop user. One example: a top-ten list of inhibitors to Linux adoption, created by a committee of foundation members, co
http://www.linux.com/feature/132203

Those of you who have changed to the desktop, know what massive inroads it has made in the last year... but as you can see here... its not even mentioned!

Silly asses.. theyre completely missing the boat.

chiskop
15-04-2008, 08:18 AM
I thought it was compulsory to include the words "Suck it!" in a thread title in this section?

ghoti
15-04-2008, 08:20 AM
I thought it was compulsory to include the words "Suck it!" in a thread title in this section?

Its early morning :( I forgot protocol.