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Article: For an alternative to Windows, an unclear future. (Tech Talk).(operating system Lindows)(Brief Article)
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- Black Issues in Higher Education
- Article date:
- February 14, 2002
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The recent appearance of Lindows, a novel fusion of the ubiquitous Windows and the maverick Linux operating systems, could mean a changing of the guard for academic computing in this new century.
Why? It's not often that a new operating system comes along offering a combination of the familiar -- Windows -- with the free and flexible -- Linux. It's enough to cause salivation in anyone responsible for buying a whole college's software.
But there is a long road ahead for Lindows, with many obstacles it must overcome if it is ever to become a truly viable alternative to the dominant PC paradigm.
If you're wondering what Linux is, you're not alone, ...