[clug] Why switch to Linux?

[Robert Edwards]

Chris Smart wrote:
> Drew Parsons wrote:
>> On Thu, 2006-11-09 at 14:28 +1100, Robert Edwards wrote:
>>> Chris Smart wrote:
>>>> A section "Why switch to Linux?" was proposed and I like the idea so 
>>>> I'm asking people to make some suggestions on reasons why people 
>>>> should switch to Linux. Can you help?
>>
>>> 2) robustness (rarely crashes)
>>
>> To be honest I find this statement is extremely deceptive. 
>> Between firefox, evolution, open office and power management, I find my
>> laptop running Linux crashes a *lot*.  Doesn't always freeze the entire
>> system up (then again sometimes it does), but a crash is a crash.
> The cause of your crashes might not be Linux, though. It might be bad 
> hardware, overheating or memory issues? Have you had the laptop 
> thoroughly tested? Just a thought, I find that Linux rarely crashes for me.
> 
> I agree though that the wording could change in that crashing rarely 
> takes out your whole computer like under Windows.
> 
> What do others think?
> 
> -c

One of my three Linux laptops crashed yesterday (hard, I think), after
I pulled out the Bluetooth USB dongle - it was running Ubuntu Dapper.

Other than that, my Linux laptops typically run for months at a time
between reboots/power cycles. So, I stand by my original point that
Linux is robust (certainly more robust than the various Windows Laptops
some staff around here are using) and that is "rarely crashes" (note,
I am not claiming that Linux "never crashes").

If someone out there running Windows is getting frustrated with how
often they need to reboot their laptop/desktop, then maybe that is a
good enough reason for them to "makethemove".

Cheers,

Bob Edwards.