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rnojonson · July 17th, 2008, 08:20 PM

Hello folks,
Seems Linux suffers from a bad rap. I'm a new guy on the block, so happy to see a little Linux interest in the MS ocean. Reputations hang on long after the upgrades have come and gone. Ubuntu 8.04 is my present OS. I slipped in the CD, booted, partitioned the drive and installed without a hitch. Ubuntu recognized all my hardware, network and DSL internet. Mind you I have a wired network, wireless folk might brace for problems. The only typing I had to do was when I installed VirtualBox, had to give myself user permissions to use it. I installed XP as a virtual machine so that I wouldn't have to dual-boot any more. It is so funny to see XP in a window. So, here's the landscape that's changed since 2004. Most major Linux's have server and desktop versions. Most Linux's come as a live-CD, which means you can run it off the CD and decide if you want to install it or not. In any case the GUI's have improved to the point they rival or exceed both MS or Mac. There are equivalent Linux apps for almost every MS application. After using Linux and associated software for these few years, the only reason I have to use MS is for some engineering software and to use Internet Explorer to cruise gov web sites which don't work right in Firefox. If you insist on old school Linux give Slackware or Mepis or Red Hat a shot. But Ubuntu has the most pre-compiled, ready to install programs. Most Linux users think Linux is safe because it is not presently a hacker target. What I appreciate is that the safety programs are not in your face, yet you know they are working. Firewall, anti-virus and net tools are all in the background where they belong. One of the biggest problems with selling Linux is that it is pushed by command line gurus who can't shake their ways. Even present Linux books put the GUI in the back. Ubuntu has training material at http://www.intelligentedu.com/blogs/...raining-course.

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rnojonson Afro Resident Occasional 2Cents rnojonson is offline Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0 Credits: 180	linux has bad rap Hello folks, Seems Linux suffers from a bad rap. I'm a new guy on the block, so happy to see a little Linux interest in the MS ocean. Reputations hang on long after the upgrades have come and gone. Ubuntu 8.04 is my present OS. I slipped in the CD, booted, partitioned the drive and installed without a hitch. Ubuntu recognized all my hardware, network and DSL internet. Mind you I have a wired network, wireless folk might brace for problems. The only typing I had to do was when I installed VirtualBox, had to give myself user permissions to use it. I installed XP as a virtual machine so that I wouldn't have to dual-boot any more. It is so funny to see XP in a window. So, here's the landscape that's changed since 2004. Most major Linux's have server and desktop versions. Most Linux's come as a live-CD, which means you can run it off the CD and decide if you want to install it or not. In any case the GUI's have improved to the point they rival or exceed both MS or Mac. There are equivalent Linux apps for almost every MS application. After using Linux and associated software for these few years, the only reason I have to use MS is for some engineering software and to use Internet Explorer to cruise gov web sites which don't work right in Firefox. If you insist on old school Linux give Slackware or Mepis or Red Hat a shot. But Ubuntu has the most pre-compiled, ready to install programs. Most Linux users think Linux is safe because it is not presently a hacker target. What I appreciate is that the safety programs are not in your face, yet you know they are working. Firewall, anti-virus and net tools are all in the background where they belong. One of the biggest problems with selling Linux is that it is pushed by command line gurus who can't shake their ways. Even present Linux books put the GUI in the back. Ubuntu has training material at http://www.intelligentedu.com/blogs/...raining-course.