20090814 Linux Box Shows Support Market Development Around Free Software

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The Linux Box's Elizabeth Ziph Discusses the Convergence of Customers, Contributions and Code

It's obviously working -- and working well. The Linux Box is currently at work supporting companies, educational institutions and non-profits in industries ranging from engineering to horticulture. It has survived (and grown) in what's been a tumultuous decade for the economy -- and technology. It's not just because it works with open source software -- it's because it can bring something more to its clients, and the projects its clients use.

http://ostatic.com/blog/the-linux-boxs-elizabeth-ziph-discusses-the-convergence-of-customers-contributions-and-code Always Look on the Bright Side of FOSS

For some, however, the ultimate fun is simply the joy of spreading Linux love to others. "I have spent the last few years of my life fighting obsolete software and hardware on computer systems in schools," Pogson said. "I am too tired to have any fun but the next installation of GNU/Linux and the smiles on a user's face when they find there are better ways to do things with a PC."

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Always-Look-on-the-Bright-Side-of-FOSS-67850.html?wlc=1250240897

Related: Ubuntu, everything I hoped for…so far…

From the moment I bought my new laptop I’ve been struggling with Vista. Not because it’s not intuitive, or I hate the way it looks, or because it is so different from previous versions, or it’s more expensive than other OS’s. I’ve been struggling because I bought a brand spankin’ new laptop and it’s sluggish.     [...] I visited the site: Ubuntu.com and downloaded the 7.10 Desktop .ISO version. I slapped in a blank CD and in a couple of minutes had an install CD. less than 20 minutes later I was up and running with a brand new OS.  

http://vincentcollins.com/2008/01/19/ubuntu-everything-i-hoped-forso-far/