Wow, today my one year of sobriety date from using Windows! It feel so great to be free from the blue screen of death. Why switch to Ubuntu Linux? I was fed up with Windows. I hated having crashes all the time, security flaws cropping up every hour on the hour, having to pay for software, and everything else the closed-source community embraces. This why I did it!
My top 10 reasons to switch:
1.It Doesn't Crash.
2.Viruses Are Few and Far Between.
2.Virtually Hardware-Independent.
3.Freedom of Choice.
4.Standards.
5.Applications, Applications, Applications.
6.Interoperability.
7.It's a Community Relationship, Not a Customer Relationship!
8.It's Not About How Big Your Processor is!
9.Linux Is Configurable.
I've booted up in Windows three times, for a total of about an hour. In Ubuntu, everything just works. If I want to talk on Yahoo,Gmail, Facebook,AIM or MSN, I just pop up Pidgin, which is pre installed. Wanna edit images? Just use Gimp! Almost everything you want to use is available right off the bat. Even Open Office.
Ubuntu is a true multi-user operating system. Each user can have his or her own individual configuration all on one computer. This includes the look of the desktop, what icons are displayed, what programs are started automatically when the user logs in and even what language the desktop is in.
Now, I must say, I'm in love with Linux. I'll never go back to Windows as my main system. I will, however, leave it installed for my wife and family. But for me everything I need is included in Ubuntu, and it's very functional.
Some links to check out.
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.
http://www.osalt.com/
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Ken
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