Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora Linux updates prepped as Win7 release nears

[Robert 'Bob' Jensen]

----- "Sean DALY" <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:

> thanks Larry for that
> 
> to be clear, I do agree that the ZDNet piece was poorly written.
> Contrast with
> http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/10/22/win7_launch/
> which from the same information provides more meaningful analysis...
> 
> In my view, open source as a reporter's beat is past its prime. A few
> short years ago, many large IT shops needed explanations due to their
> dependence on the monoculture. I don't think that's the case anymore;
> FLOSS has found its place in most areas of computing (desktop OSes
> being a notable exception). After all, there is no "proprietary
> software" beat, but organization by vertical market or technical
> class. I myself am much more focused on the K-6 education vertical
> market, and tend to want to see things through that prism; pundits in
> that area compare FLOSS to proprietary all the time.
> 
> For good coverage of FLOSS, ars technica has a well-deserved
> reputation, their analysis is based on actual reviews such as this
> one:
> http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2009/10/ars-takes-a-first-look-under-the-hood-of-fedora-12.ars
> 
> Sean
> 

/me makes no comment about Sean's top posting...

-- Bob
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