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A very engaging, although from some point of view a bit geeky story showing why we love GNU/Linux. Of course, you don't have to be a geek to benefit from the bottom line benefit that the story is pointing to:

"It comes down to the most basic principle for the design of any operating system: it must enable you.">

That's what it's all about. It puts you into the drivers seat. If you're not an advanced user, somebody else is and that somebody is in a community which has the freedom to and is willing to help you too have a great ride!

Only few months ago it may have seemed incredible, and now that it has happened we are left in almost a dreamy state wondering what exactly just happened. There has been a controversy regarding Dell's offering of GNU/Linux (Ubuntu) on their machines being too little, too late, too focused on enthusiast market instead of general market, but it can't be denied, despite everything, that this is a move in the right direction and that it leaves a lot of hope that the long expected surge of desktop GNU/Linux is about to be happening soon.

So here's a link to something we could only fantasize about few months ago, a page on one of the top tier PC vendors, selling Free Software to the masses (or..

This is a showcase of "phones, feature phones and smartphones" running GNU/Linux, as maintained by LinuxDevices.com.

This is a map of current GNU/Linux distributions and how they relate. Excellent reference source.

Choose two GNU/Linux or BSD flavors and see how they compare in features and supported software/hardware. This may help you select the right operating system for your needs.