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Proof that Linux has penetrated the mass market.

i94.photobucket.com — He needs it for Lynux!

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  • Sensai, on 04/30/2008, -1/+2Link to actual Widget page:
    http://widgets.yahoo.com/search/top-rated/p/2
  • knight666, on 04/30/2008, -0/+6I imagine this is exactly how the old core felt when internet became available to the masses.
    • bruenig, on 04/30/2008, -0/+7Ubuntu is the eternal september of linux. *sigh*
      • knight666, on 04/30/2008, -0/+6That makes it sound all emo.
      • geoken, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1I wouldn't blame Ubuntu. Ubuntu may be the noob distro but it's users at least have a concious willingness to enter the world of Linux. I think the pre-built Linux systems (EeePC, gPC, Shuttle kpc) are more to blame.
        • bruenig, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Just like people had a conscious willingness to enter the world of the internet. However, ubuntu users aren't learning the rules if you will. Classic eternal september situation.
    • BigManOnCampus, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Not exactly. The internet was available long before it was practical for the common man. The "old core" used an entirely different set of apps on the net, making the penetration of the masses something they could mostly ignore.
  • BigManOnCampus, on 04/30/2008, -1/+2Or maybe it was just a fanboy who was drunk at the time of posting. Don't anyone act like they've never done that before.
  • wontstoptalking, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2This raises the question to me again: Is it pronounced "Lin-ux" or "Lye-nux"? I've been a Linux user for a long time (About 2 years know, okay, so it's not really a long time, but I know the ropes and everything) and I still haven't figured it out. It's mostly because I read it online or in books. I've heard it called both ways. The guy who invented it, Linus, makes me think it could be "Lye-nux" because it was named after him. But I still call it "Lin-ux". You can bury me, but be honest. Some of you aren't positive either.
  • mbridges7718, on 05/01/2008, -0/+0Made me think of Lynx and then I realized it was Linux.
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