UnitedLinux Turmoil
UnitedLinux is facing some troubles. Proverbial, “stand together or fall apart.”
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Linux Sales Down
CNET.com reports that Linux sales declined by almost 5% in 2001. On the flipside, Windows sales increased by 11%. From my own experience with both OSs, I have to say that a lot of what you hear about Linux is true—if you are a hobbyist (like myself) or if you’re planning on running server-side stuff, it is an excellent choice. On the other hand, I’ve been tremendously impressed with Windows XP, especially with the UI. (The OS itself seems very similar to Win2K.)
Gnome 2.0 Released
Gnome 2.0 has been released. I have not booted into my Linux partition much lately, and when I do it’s using KDE 3.0. Still, I’m curious. Some of the screenshots look really good. Full antialiasing and alpha channels against backgrounds. The changelog also states that the usability and consistency of apps is much improved. I’m really tempted to download it to kick around for a while…
(On the other hand, I might just wait for it to be release as an RPM for SuSE 7.3. I’m not lazy… I just have better things to do at the moment.)
Wharton Review of RMS Biography
Wharton has published an great review of Sam Williams’ Free As In Freedom, a book I’ve been meaning to read for a while but have been putting off due to more important (read: business-related) reading. Ironic, isn’t it?
I have long been fascinated by Richard Stallman; I’ll hopefully get the opportunity to meet the man in the O’Reilly Open Source Convention in late July.
