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Some Analysts Still Don’t Get It

Posted by on Thursday, 27 October, 2011

In the early days of Linux, analysts were spouting all kinds of nonsense about Linux. It was pretty clear that folks from firms like Forrester and Gartner weren't clued in entirely about what Linux is, how open source works, nor did they have any vision for the future.


Some Analysts Still Don’t Get It

Posted by on Thursday, 27 October, 2011

In the early days of Linux, analysts were spouting all kinds of nonsense about Linux. It was pretty clear that folks from firms like Forrester and Gartner weren't clued in entirely about what Linux is, how open source works, nor did they have any vision for the future.


A Look at Linux 3.1

Posted by on Tuesday, 25 October, 2011

Just three months after the Linux kernel pushed the odometer past the 3.0 milestone, Linus Torvalds has pushed out another stable kernel. The 3.1 Linux kernel has several new features, additional hardware support, and a little help for programs that were hard-wired for the 2.6.x numbering scheme.