From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-28, rbowman  wrote:   
   > On 27 Jan 2026 22:29:00 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >   
   >> The numbers don't lie. Ubuntu was the catalyst for a great number of   
   >> people giving Linux a chance and the free CDs weren't the only reason.   
   >> Unlike most Linux distributions, both the installer and the installed   
   >> product worked as they should and it made Linux easy for most people.   
   >> That's not to say Debian and others weren't easy enough _before_   
   >> Ubuntu's release, but Ubuntu finally attracted the mainstream users who   
   >> weren't as dedicated as we all were to getting the operating system   
   >> working for us.   
   >   
   > Leading to the Year of the Linux Desktop, right? You may have a better   
   > chance of witnessing the second coming.   
      
   Nothing "Crude" wrote was about the "Year of the Linux Desktop." What the   
   hell?   
      
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