Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 20:05:21 -0400 From: original man <ikhala@osibisa.cl.msu.edu> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Linux on the npr's All Things Considered Message-ID: <199804100005.UAA03612@osibisa.cl.msu.edu>
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Did anyone catch the piece on National Public Radio's All Things Considered about Linux. If you you have real audio you can get the interview at this URL http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/archives/1998/current.html Not sure how long it'll be there as they update their current.html everyday. Here's a short synopsis Linux OS -- Windows is the dominant operating system that makes computers do what they do when you tell them to. But there's another operating system that's free -- the creation of a Finnish programmer who put it out on the world wide web and invited any and all to improve it. The resulting "committee-written" system is finding favor with more and more computer-savvy users worldwide. And it's free. NPR's Dan Charles reports on Linux's founder and how his creation is faring. (8:15) It was interesting to say the least i'khala To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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