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Taking a Pause For Ohio LinuxFest

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

I have been posting very little recently as I have been busy working with the Ohio LinuxFest. We have an awesome schedule line-up with Free talks: Jon Maddog Hall to deliver the kick-off keynote Friday September 10, Stormy Peters to … Continue reading →

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Open Letter from a Microsoft Share Holder

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Dear Microsoft, I am a shareholder of your company. The world is still waiting for your Q4 FY2010 report so that we will know how much money you made as of June 30, 2010. We are all on Microsoft Chief … Continue reading →

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A year from today Microsoft will lack a majority market share.

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

One year ago at the South East LinuxFest, I, Beth Lynn Eicher indulged in a friendly bet with my friend Nick. “Ubuntu’s Bug One will be resolved in 24 months,” I said. “I’ll bet you $20 that bug one is … Continue reading →

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Admin: New and Improved Blog

Posted on June 25, 2010 by What Will We Use Editor

This blog believes in freedom whenever possible. At the time of this posting we use: CentOS release 5.2 (Final), a no-cost Enterprise Linux based on free software. Apache, the free software web server which has a majority market share. WordPress … Continue reading →

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Admin: Changes to whatwillweuse.com

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

I have been tinkering with whatwillweuse.com for the past few days. Sorry for the confusion. Right now I have settled with a configuration that should carry us to mid 2011. The Reasons for Change I’ve upgraded to “Comment Info Detector” … Continue reading →

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Predictions from Pennsylvania Come True

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Yesterday was Groundhog Day. It is a fun American tradition where a large rodent from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania “whispers” in his caretakers ear to declare early spring or six more weeks of winter on each year of February 2. Everybody knows … Continue reading →

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Restoration of Service

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. It was not for lack of things to write about. Nor am I afraid of any trolls. Instead I had to pause to take care of something in my life that has nothing … Continue reading →

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December 2009 Market Share Report

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Yet another amazing month as December brought in 5,170 new visitors with over 18,000 visitors in total. Before I get started, I need to apologize that the commenter browser/OS detection plug-in, Browser Sniff, has been reporting falsely for Chrome-based browsers … Continue reading →

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Forecasts for 2010, 2011, and beyond

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

This website and associated services has cost me over $350 for the full 2 years of service. I admit that it is a little silly over a $20 bet. When some people make predictions, they say something without ever expecting … Continue reading →

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More FUD Please

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

A commenter a few posts back assertsthat I, Beth Lynn Eicher, give the Free and Open Source community a bad name because I said that Microsoft executes Fear-Uncertainty-Doubt. I could site example by example of where Microsoft spends their time, money, … Continue reading →

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