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  • Why open source will never rule the desktop and why it doesn’t have to

    Why open source will never rule the desktop and why it doesn’t have to

    Open source software is our era’s version of the French scientific salon. In the 18th and 19th centuries, young men (mostly men) would gather at the feet of elder scientists to learn the truth of the day. In Revolutionary France it was philosophy and natural science they studied and in the open source forums of [...]

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  • Chrome OS gets a second look by Gruber

    Chrome OS gets a second look by Gruber

    Although John Gruber is an avowed masticator, I do enjoy his take on issues dealing with and pertaining to technology. To wit: his take on Chrome OS which, in a few paragraphs, boils down the entire argument to "We don't know enough yet to decide but things look interesting, although it seems like it might be a certain form of vaporware."

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