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Dear Linux Greek Users,

E.A.Neonakis (neonakkis at aislino.dei.gr) wants you to see this
article on Economist.com:


Out in the open 
The world is taking to open source

THE words must have shocked the global community of volunteer software
developers known as the open-source movement. Volker Wiegand, president of the
American subsidiary of SuSE, a leading Linux vendor, recently declared on the
website Linuxgram that Linux as a business wasn't working out. His company had
laid off two-thirds of its staff in early February. The free operating system
was a "fallen angel" and a victim of irrational expectations, he said.
(more ...)
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=568269
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