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Usage of Linux as operating system of choice
Operating systems based on Linux, also called Linux distributions, have been adopted by households, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and governments. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Linux adoptionA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Paradigm ShiftThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Economics of linux adoption in developing countriesCited 25 times
- Go sideways: Linux range of useA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Comparison of user features of operating systemsA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
Paradigm ShiftMark Teter · 2006
Standardization research in information technologyKai Jakobs · 2008
La bataille du logiciel libreThierry Noisette, Perline · 2004
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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