[mdlug] Linux push an economic phenomanon?

[rrclark at rrclark.net]

> I'm trying 2 reason out how this grassroots effort is considered
> mainstream now. Could it be that a slow economy, increasing cost of
> propriatary software, and an abundance of cheap hardware made it an
> obvious choice? Or is there a less cynical reason?
>

Aren't those the selling points that have been used to push Linux for a
long time running?

R