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mark
December 25th, 2004, 02:32 PM
Got up this morning, checked my usual news websites and, lo and behold:

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7177052

shimon
December 25th, 2004, 03:02 PM
nice but it matter what you call main streem lots of people call slashdot main streem
and linux has been on cnn even

oddabe19
December 25th, 2004, 04:15 PM
Redhat CEO/president/one of those guys were being interviewed on MSNBC or Fox News or CNN yesterday about sales and competition and stuff like that.

/me spouts random facts that kinda go along with it

BWF89
December 25th, 2004, 04:41 PM
I only use my PC to check emails and post on these forums so I'm good no matter which OS I use. I just choose to use Linux because of it's ideals...

eBopBob
December 25th, 2004, 11:53 PM
nice but it matter what you call mainstream lots of people call Slashdot mainstream
and Linux has been on CNN even
I personally wouldn't call Slashdot mainstream - Sorry Slashdot readers!
Mainstream is Reuters, BBC, CNN, Sky News, etc. - It's not on websites which are only accessible to those who have Internet and those in the know. Slashdot isn't known by everyone however CNN, BBC, etc. are.


However overall I think it's good that it is in the mainstream news. This is really showing how much Linux is increasing, and the sort of impact it is making. I think very soon we could see a massive increase of Linux use. :D