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Ubuntu 7.10 vs Windows XP SP3: Application Performance

A While ago, I was doing my usual “preaching” about the merits of Linux in general and Ubuntu in particular. I was telling a friend about the modest system requirements of Linux and how efficient Linux is in preserving system resources. My friend is a professional who used to work on powerful workstations, so he [...]

Teaching the heron to fly

Two weeks ago, I failed a patience test when I couldn’t wait for the final version of Ubuntu and installed the Release Candidate of the free operating system. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, dubbed as Hardy Heron, has been treated with unmatched enthusiasm by Linux and Open Source software supporters. It seems as if Ubuntu fans (myself [...]