[plug] I Sailed Out Of Sight Of Land And Didn't Fall Off The Edge

[Leon Brooks]

Notable for the source:

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

    Retired government worker Robert Biggs uses his computer mainly
    to get recipes and check e-mail. Public relations consultant
    Phil Gomes uses his to maintain an elaborate personal Web site. 

    The two have little in common -- except that their computers
    both run on the Linux operating system. 

    This fast-growing alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows has
    taken off in the corporate world. Not only is Linux free and
    easy to customize, but it is also regarded as safer than
    Windows because fewer viruses are designed to attack it. 

    Now the platform has attracted a small but growing number of
    consumer enthusiasts.

Cheers; Leon