[clug] Why switch to Linux?

Robin Shannon robin at shannon.id.au
Thu Nov 9 04:51:35 GMT 2006


On 09/11/06, Chris Smart <chris at kororaa.org> wrote:
> Chris Smart wrote:
> Easy and Intuitive - A single 20 minute install of Linux will set up all
> your software AND all your hardware in one go! You don't need to waste
> time searching for drivers disks and go through the frustration of
> installing all your software. Once your Linux system is installed you
> will find it is very simple and easy to use. Linux is continually being
> improved and made more intuitive because people have the freedom to make
> changes to the software and make it available for everyone else to
> benefit from.

Sure, it might sometimes, but other times (espessialy with non-free
drivers) you have to play around after the install. You also need to
get various non-free codecs etc after the install (depending on the
distro). These can both be quite daunting tasks for absolute newbies.

paz,
-rjs.

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