&Nobody Uses Linux& is Not a Good Enough Answer

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I am increasingly aware of more and more "regular" people using Linux. They bought a netbook, their son or daughter installed "this thing called Ubuntu" on their aging hardware, or maybe they just thought they'd try something new. There is indeed a quiet, but sizable... more

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Rated by yoochild on Feb 23 2009, 2:13pm

I am increasingly aware of more and more "regular" people using Linux. They bought a netbook, their son or daughter installed "this thing called Ubuntu" on their aging hardware, or maybe they just thought they'd try something new. There is indeed a quiet, but sizable group of Linux users out there who want to buy consumer products that "just work" with Linux. Frankly, I am one of them. I would be ecstatic to use the Eye-Fi card with my Acer Aspire One on the road, but someone thought I was not a viable part of the consumer market.
Rated by staninjury on Feb 23 2009, 2:12pm

Linux Journal's Katherine Druckman on why "Because nobody uses Linux" is not a good enough answer to leaving tens of millions of Linux users out in the cold.

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