http://blog.cccnext.net Technology news and articles Tue, 13 May 2008 15:08:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dave Gutteridge from the Tokyo Linux User Group speculates on why Linux, a free alternative to Windows, isn't getting the attention from home users that a free MP3 player or a free car would receive, and he traces it to a general perception that Windows is also free. Read the article: ... http://blog.cccnext.net/2007/08/15/windows-is-free/ Has Linux, the free alternative to Microsoft Windows, finally hit mainstream? Dell seems to think so, as they have recently announced plans to offer Ubuntu, a popular Linux setup, preinstalled on select home desktop and laptop computers. The decision came in response to the Dell IdeaStorm public brainstorming results which showed ... http://blog.cccnext.net/2007/05/03/dell-to-offer-ubuntu-linux-to-home-users/