Everything PC S02E03 – ‘Linux, Linux (almost) everywhere’

This is the South African technology show all about personal computers. This season of Everything PC is sponsored by HP and Microsoft.

In episode 3 of season 2, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius have a look at the world of open-source software and Linux.

They discuss:

  • The latest tech news
  • Why Linux runs on everything – from toasters to the cloud – except the desktop
  • OpenOffice and Libre Office
  • Why Linux mail clients are so poor?
  • How Microsoft learned to love Linux – or did it?
  • Why Windows is becoming more like Linux, and could in fact become a hybrid Windows/Linux over time
  • Popular Linux distros
  • Why PC makers don’t make their own Linux distros
  • Gaming on Linux

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