Word: movements
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Linux and the open-source movement that spawned it are among the most exciting and important things going on in the software world today. But the setup is just too complex for the average person. A few weeks after my column ran, I had to swap the PC I was using for another one that didn't have Linux, and I still couldn't install the version from Red Hat without tech support...
...method of his democracy movement, meanwhile, is a "strategy of the pen," he said. He said he believes truth and non-violent resistance will overcome the repressive regime in Haiti...
...dispute over prisoner releases. Last year?s Wye River accord requires Israel to release some 750 Palestinian prisoners, but Israel is refusing to free those who have engaged in political violence. That, say Palestinian representatives, defeats the very purpose of a peace process between Israel and a Palestinian movement that waged war against...
Just how long the populist movement can sustain its economic growth is a matter for debate. Sales have increased for three years running, with Kinkade's popularity the driving force. But Kinkade has yet to make a significant dent on the East Coast, and his harshest critics may be on Wall Street. While sales have held steady, Media Arts' stock price dropped more than 60% since the beginning of the year over concerns that interest may have peaked. Says Shawn Milne, an analyst at Hambrecht & Quist: "This thing came raging out of the gate, and they're not crushing numbers...
Congratulations to Roger Rosenblatt for speaking the unspeakable and asking for the elimination of all handguns [THE ATLANTA MASSACRE, Aug. 9]. The grass-roots movement has begun. Thanks, Roger, for your courage. RAYMOND C. HOLTZ Covington...