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1. Issue 25 - The Eee has landed
(Newsletters/2008)

... Linux as a desktop environment are very much disappearing. And disappearing fast !! The EeePC is a good example of this. For about 300 Euro you can now get a really nice fully functional, ultra mobile ...

2. Issue 24 - Open Source software ... why ?
(Newsletters/2008)

... Source desktop application, the Firefox web browser, has found its way to over 40% of the browsing public. Quite an achievement if you see the marketing budget available to its main competitor. The other ...

3. Issue 22 - Entry barriers for Linux dropping all the time
(Newsletters/2008)

... technique of virtualisation has been around for servers for quite a few years, but it has now made its entry into the desktop market as well. With applications such as VMWare and VirtualBox users can simulate ...

4. Issue 19 - Open document format gaining ground
(Newsletters/2007)

... state of Massachusetts is scheduled to begin using desktop software based on ODF in 2007. Other municipalities seem interested in following suit, such as Norway, which announced on April 7, 2006 that it ...

5. Issue 16 - Switching to Linux, but which one ?
(Newsletters/2007)

...  fit into this category. Which distribution you choose will depend on a number of personal factors and what it will be used for. If you don't have any technical knowledge an just want a good desktop ...

6. Issue 13 - Reaching the tipping point
(Newsletters/2007)

... describing major businesses, organisations and institutions switching or considering to switch to Linux for their desktop systems. The fact that Linux is a (and fast becoming THE) major player on the server ...

7. Issue 12 - Teaching old dogs new tricks (part 1)
(Newsletters/2007)

... This could be surprising to many, but I have promoting Linux as a viable alternative for mainstream desktop use for a while now. On the IBM I have the older 5.10 version where some multimedia formats ...

8. Best wishes for a great 2007
(Home/Blog)

... by the day. I think 2007 could be a very pivotal year as we are nearing the critical 'tipping point' for general acceptance of Linux as a viable desktop solution in the business environment. So ...

9. Issue 10 - Objective reporting often a myth
(Newsletters/2006)

... distribution. The fact that Firefox does ship as one of the browser options with many Linux distributions also says something about the growing acceptance of Linux as a desktop platform, but that is for ...

10. Linuxworld London 2006 - Day 2
(Home/Blog)

... question ... 'Why should one use Linux?' From an end user/desktop user point of view, this might seem like a rather difficult question to answer. For two decades desktop users did not have much ...

11. Linuxworld London 2006 - day 1
(Home/Blog)

... positive way) users an obvious desktop solution. With various desktop flavors trying to catch the eye, nobody seems to focus on showing which functionalities they offer. From personal experience I know ...

12. Issue 9 - Linuxworld 2006 report
(Newsletters/2006)

... desktop market is slower to embrase the linux systems, but more and more mature enterprise grade applications are coming to the market and a couple of vendors are already offering enterprise desktop solutions ...

13. Latest issue
(Uncategorised Content)

... desktop market is slower to embrase the linux systems, but more and more mature enterprise grade applications are coming to the market and a couple of vendors are already offering enterprise desktop solutions ...

14. Gnome desktop
(Web Links / Open Source Applications)

GNOME offers an easy to understand desktop for your Linux or UNIX computer. ...