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The Ubuntu Project #5: Does Ubuntu Linux Stay, or Go?

When I started my “Is Linux Ready for Word Workers?” series, I thought I’d squeeze a pair of posts from my Ubuntu Linux installation, erase it, and dive right back into Windows Vista.
So much for expectations.

No, I didn’t much like Vista (I’m not alone: a recent Infoworld survey suggests a startling 35% of its readers [...]

The Ubuntu Project: Is Linux Right For Word Workers?

My six year-old HP laptop has never failed me. But lately, it has been making me wait.
It’s running Windows XP, and even after a clean install – once its 512K MB of RAM was burdened with service packs, security updates, anti-viral software and a modern browser – it becomes the Little Laptop That Can’t.
At least [...]