[clug] Why switch to Linux?

[Kim Holburn]

Oh and you can run as many virtual instances of the OS as you like  
for free.

On 2006/Nov/09, at 9:55 PM, Kim Holburn wrote:

>
> On 2006/Nov/09, at 3:51 PM, Robin Shannon wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> I was going to say, linux is in general much easier to install than  
> the "alternative".  Mostly the "alternative" comes pre-installed on  
> systems and is a real hassle to install from scratch, especially if  
> you need non-standard drivers.  Modern linux distros are very easy  
> to install.
>
> You don't have to ring a large multi-national company to "activate"  
> your OS.  You don't have to re-validate your system every-time you  
> update or "patch" your system or applications.
>
> You can test-drive linux with a live cd/dvd distro (and it's legal  
> to do use live cds too) .  You can use live cds to fix damaged or  
> hacked systems.
>
>
>
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