nobody on mylot is using linux? 10 reasons why you should!
By lesnoland
@lesnoland (57)
July 31, 2008 11:03am CST
Ok, I noticed nobody is speaking on this "interest", because probably they find it boring, or they have something more important to do. Well, for me Linux is sometimes important, and I have kind of had it with Winnie. Now I will try to give you 10 reasons, on why you should switch:
1. It is free. I repeat, it is FREE, updates are free, upgrades are free.
2. It is more STABLE, meaning, it will not block or reboot every 2 days, sure I know Windows vista is stable to, but just try to install and remove programs for 6 months, and we will speak after.
3. It is more SECURE, meaning no more "oops I formated your hard drive", or "oops I stole your bank account virus", sure linux can be hacked, but if you would run a website, or SSH, or ftp on windows, which you dont, windows would be hacked also. if you dont run external stuff, they cant get in, and if you patch your external stuff they cant get in.
4. It can BOOT from anything, from a Live CD, to an USB Key, to a diskette (1.44MB), I dont think they make those anymore. It will adapt to almost any computer it finds.
5. The software for it is also FREE, you dont have to buy licenses for almost anything, from graphic programs, to video players.
6. There are MANY distributions, which you can pick from. If you're new, you pick Ubuntu or Fedora, if you're advanced you pick Slackware, or something else. You can have many X managers, such as KDE, Gnome, fluxbux, etc.
7. It does not need 1GB of RAM or 2GB to run. It can do the same thing, with very few resources. I still wonder how that is possible, but I have a thought, that someone named Bill has some contracts with someone called Intel, or AMD, or HP, in order to make the system basically kill your PC, so you will get a NEW one.
8. You can modify it, shape it as you wish, share it, and even SELL it. Nobody will ever ask you for any money.
9. Desktop environment does not even compare to Wxndows, its fast, smooth (compiz), not slow, and flickerish (Vista AERO).
10. I use it.
Anyway, its just a point, I dont mind if you dont switch to Linux, but I just wanted to point out what you are missing.
5 responses
@ubuntujason (196)
• United States
11 Aug 08
lesnoland~
thought of some another reason:
1. easier to install software (rarely do you have to reboot after installing software)
2. more software is available
3. it's way kewler :P
~j
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@DarkDancer (1011)
• Dayton, Ohio
1 Aug 08
I'm using Linux and have been for years now. There are a lot of talks on mylot about Linux. Check out the similar threads on the side of your post and you will see some of them. I use Ubuntu 8.04 right now, I am really looking forward to 8.10. You have to love the upgrasde cycle! 
@lesnoland (57)
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3 Aug 08
i like that they do a lof of updates, ubuntu is cool. i personally like debian more than ubuntu, because its much more stable, ubuntu is mostly up to date, but it can become unstable at times, for example, on my 8.04, my microphone does not work.
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@DarkDancer (1011)
• Dayton, Ohio
3 Aug 08
I think that 8.04 could have spent another month in the oven kind of like Dapper, but for the most part I am happy with it. I wouldn't call it unstable though (when I think of unstability I think of crashes, which I never had that problem with, some people did early on though)...
@lesnoland (57)
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31 Jul 08
you dont need to switch, you can use both, until you adjust.
you can install ubuntu, directly on your windows partition, w/out formatting anything, then you reboot, and you can try it. still if you want a DAMAGE free Linux, you can download the Live Ubuntu CD, or any Live Linux CD, you can write the ISO image on a CD, and you boot from it.
Linux, will not touch your hard-drive, this way you can try it... no harm done :)
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