Duff Man
02-15-2001, 07:05 PM
I want to convince my father that I should switch from Windows to Linux on my computer. So give me some legit reasons to switch.
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osnap
02-15-2001, 07:08 PM
No BSOD. Which means no crashes, which is always a plus.
It's free.
It's completely customizable.
It'll make you :cool: COOL :cool:
It's free.
It's completely customizable.
It'll make you :cool: COOL :cool:
HuggyBear
02-15-2001, 07:18 PM
Originally posted by Duff Man:
I want to convince my father that I should switch from Windows to Linux on my computer. So give me some legit reasons to switch.
Why do you want to switch? If you want to struggle through failed installs and new terminology then Linux is for you. But for all your frustration comes a great understanding of how computers and networks function. And you can alays dual boot your computer. That way you can have both. I recommend Mandrake for starters. You might want to get a book to. Running Linux is excellent www.bookpool.com (http://www.bookpool.com)
Huggy
I want to convince my father that I should switch from Windows to Linux on my computer. So give me some legit reasons to switch.
Why do you want to switch? If you want to struggle through failed installs and new terminology then Linux is for you. But for all your frustration comes a great understanding of how computers and networks function. And you can alays dual boot your computer. That way you can have both. I recommend Mandrake for starters. You might want to get a book to. Running Linux is excellent www.bookpool.com (http://www.bookpool.com)
Huggy
Duff Man
02-15-2001, 07:20 PM
How is Caldera for begginers?
digital_spawn
02-15-2001, 08:05 PM
cardela ...
easy installation, rest is same kde ..etc,etc
easy installation, rest is same kde ..etc,etc
GNU/br0wni3
02-15-2001, 09:40 PM
Tried caldera 2 yrs ago. didnt like it at all.
They say the most easy distro for beginners is mandrake.. id say give it a try.. tho im using RH 7, and im a complete newbie as well.. and its not that hard. :D
They say the most easy distro for beginners is mandrake.. id say give it a try.. tho im using RH 7, and im a complete newbie as well.. and its not that hard. :D
TheMuso
02-15-2001, 09:52 PM
If you know somebody who has a running version of linux, check it out. Otherwise, jstu go to all the major distribution sites, and read about their particular distribution. Do your research; Read reviews, get people's honist opinions, and try them. When I started, I obtained two distributions. These were Debian and Mandrake. I like them both very much. However, I know which is my favorite. I do not intend to start a distribution favourite war, and will not mention the distribution I favour. Now waiting to receive RedHat 7 and Slackware 7.1. I personally would not recommend Red Hat as it is generally got problems, especially with 7, which has a buggy compiler.
Anyway, good luck and just keep looking.
Anyway, good luck and just keep looking.
Radar
02-15-2001, 10:13 PM
1. It will make you irresistable to women.
2. It will give you skills that you would not otherwise get from using windows i.e. system setup/maintenance - comparable to that of a professional sysadmin, depending on your grasp of the concepts and time spent trying stuff.
3. It will make you more attractive to women.
4. It will give you considerable skill scanning through craploads of documentation and pulling out only what you need to get a task done. This is quite valuable in I.T. jobs
5. It will make you into a studly adonis.
6. you will learn the value of freedom of information and people's willingness to help. Or peoples' elitist RTFM BS attitude (the ones who were magically endowed with the knowledge of the universe)
7. Linux is way better than windows dude. Let's go light up a fat one and listen to some Marley, you down?
~Later
[ 15 February 2001: Message edited by: Radar ]
2. It will give you skills that you would not otherwise get from using windows i.e. system setup/maintenance - comparable to that of a professional sysadmin, depending on your grasp of the concepts and time spent trying stuff.
3. It will make you more attractive to women.
4. It will give you considerable skill scanning through craploads of documentation and pulling out only what you need to get a task done. This is quite valuable in I.T. jobs
5. It will make you into a studly adonis.
6. you will learn the value of freedom of information and people's willingness to help. Or peoples' elitist RTFM BS attitude (the ones who were magically endowed with the knowledge of the universe)
7. Linux is way better than windows dude. Let's go light up a fat one and listen to some Marley, you down?
~Later
[ 15 February 2001: Message edited by: Radar ]
ep0k
02-16-2001, 01:08 AM
Because if you use Linux then you can Justify getting all that cool stuff from www.thinkgeek.com (http://www.thinkgeek.com)
You will know why people laugh when you type something like:
"root@localhost ~>$ man her_butt"
Chicks Dig Unix Dudes.
Tuxracer.
gcc is way cooler than Visual C++.
SSH for remote sessions.
Real Security.
You will end up learning more about Penguins.
It's fscking FREE!
You will know why people laugh when you type something like:
"root@localhost ~>$ man her_butt"
Chicks Dig Unix Dudes.
Tuxracer.
gcc is way cooler than Visual C++.
SSH for remote sessions.
Real Security.
You will end up learning more about Penguins.
It's fscking FREE!
bobtcowboy
02-16-2001, 01:12 AM
One thing that I don't think is said enough is that you can customize *everything*... sure it sounds nice to say, but I can call up a terminal on my desktop and run it as my background if I want... or I can run a screen saver in my background... or even more important things like updating your software for you... hell, some people can setup linux to turn their lights on if it gets too dark in their room! I'm woking on using it as an alarm clock, myself...
on the other hand, the windows Task Manager is a joke... I tell it to run DiskDefrag once a week on thursday mornings at 2AM and it never would do it.
Another thing: variety.... go to Freshmeat.net (http://www.freshmeat.net) and do a search for (say..) email programs.... you'll find dozens of them... and chances are if you can't figure out how to set it up, someone here (or on another BBS) can
Bill
on the other hand, the windows Task Manager is a joke... I tell it to run DiskDefrag once a week on thursday mornings at 2AM and it never would do it.
Another thing: variety.... go to Freshmeat.net (http://www.freshmeat.net) and do a search for (say..) email programs.... you'll find dozens of them... and chances are if you can't figure out how to set it up, someone here (or on another BBS) can
Bill
f'lar
02-16-2001, 02:06 AM
If you believe Craig, it will turn women into statues :D
vivalavida
02-20-2001, 01:47 AM
tell your dad that Adobe Photoshop costs, what, $500 or $600 now, and the GIMP is free... Windows upgrades cost at least $80 or $90 and Linux is free... MS Office upgrades are $150 and AbiWord, KOffice and StarOffice are free... most dads get the picture pretty fast :cool:
Strike
02-20-2001, 02:31 AM
Originally posted by f'lar:
If you believe Craig, it will turn women into statues :D
Damn, I was gonna say that.
If you believe Craig, it will turn women into statues :D
Damn, I was gonna say that.
StanLin
02-20-2001, 06:42 AM
1. I don't want to pay for upgrades which I don't need. Yet I can get the latest technology from the Linux community.
2. Since Linux applications are mostly free, the costs are real low.
3. Linux is transparent.
4. The Linux kernel is undeniably stable.
5. Its cool.
;)
2. Since Linux applications are mostly free, the costs are real low.
3. Linux is transparent.
4. The Linux kernel is undeniably stable.
5. Its cool.
;)
masa36
02-20-2001, 06:50 AM
Because Linus Torvalds is Finnish.
:D
:D
trauma
02-20-2001, 07:49 AM
Originally posted by vivalavida:
tell your dad that Adobe Photoshop costs, what, $500 or $600 now, and the GIMP is free... Windows upgrades cost at least $80 or $90 and Linux is free... MS Office upgrades are $150 and AbiWord, KOffice and StarOffice are free... most dads get the picture pretty fast :cool:
Ahh.. the price. yes parents will usually like that feature of linux.
But, to address your problem directly, there isn't really a problem because you can have BOTH Windows and Linux in one comp (on 1 hardrive even).
tell your dad that Adobe Photoshop costs, what, $500 or $600 now, and the GIMP is free... Windows upgrades cost at least $80 or $90 and Linux is free... MS Office upgrades are $150 and AbiWord, KOffice and StarOffice are free... most dads get the picture pretty fast :cool:
Ahh.. the price. yes parents will usually like that feature of linux.
But, to address your problem directly, there isn't really a problem because you can have BOTH Windows and Linux in one comp (on 1 hardrive even).
mrBen
02-20-2001, 08:00 AM
How about explaining to him how unlikely it is for your computer to get lots of horrible virus's which damage your 'school work.' Security and Economy ususually feature high on Da's priority lists.
chimaybleue
02-20-2001, 10:19 AM
It's free and the community is really cool :cool:
jrbush82
02-20-2001, 11:32 AM
granted, I'm fairly new to linux, but one thing that I have noticed about running a linux machine, is that you learn the details of your system, what model of hardware you have, your modem (pain the butt to get a pci modem workin, but I did!) and tons of other crap. A lot of stuff is setup automatically for you, but u can do it all manually also, thus making yourself more involved with your computer... If you plan on going into the computer field, tell your dad that it would be a great learning tool... something most admins are going to need to know
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