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May 11, 2004, 21 :15 UTC (12 Talkback[s]) (6077 reads)

(Other stories by Jason Brooks)

"For Linux to become a real competitor to Windows on the desktop, Linux distributors must refine their software installation and management systems. There are some loose ends that need to be tied up and some tricky legal knots to unravel.

"In this week's issue, I review the latest Linux distributions from MandrakeSoft and Novell's SuSE Linux division. Both applications represent the latest in Linux for the desktop, an area where the open-source operating system is beginning to gain traction..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
He should try our installer :) it comes  ...   Linux installer   
Daniel Lopez
May 11, 2004, 22:06:43
 
Even though this is no excuse for not im ...   Windows harder   
Uno Engborg
May 11, 2004, 22:51:13
 
I noticed that Slackware was missing as  ...   Re: Linux installer   
George Van Tuyl
May 11, 2004, 23:02:24
 
>For certain media types, there are no L ...   Certainly ignore proprietary_software can be ignor   
Byran Lee
May 11, 2004, 23:26:47
 
> This problem can be solved simply by c ...   Re: Certainly ignore proprietary_software can be i   
SW
May 11, 2004, 23:58:41
 
>    However, because the libraries that ...   Re: Certainly ignore proprietary_software can be i   
liberal@gop.com
May 12, 2004, 00:15:47
 
By far, the most common error made by "j ...   This week's "why Linux sucks" column.   
Brandioch Conner
May 12, 2004, 03:56:36
 
Hm, Iwonder when people get some idea ab ...   Cooperate desktop differs from home desktop   
Torsten Zirzlaff
May 12, 2004, 07:17:01
 
Where did you get that idea?We support S ...   Re: Linux installer   
Daniel Lopez Ridruejo
May 12, 2004, 09:24:06
 
For certain media types, there are no Li ...   Re: Certainly ignore proprietary_software can be i   
horne
May 12, 2004, 12:12:57
 
The latest distributions such as SUSE Li ...   Desktop GNU/Linux   
horne
May 12, 2004, 12:23:38
 
Previous poster said what I wanted to sa ...   You got the point...   
Peteris Krisjanis
May 12, 2004, 13:27:21
 
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