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Thread ID: 38795 2003-10-18 21:10:00 8 and more reasons to switch to linux! ilikelinux (1418) Press F1
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184521 2003-10-18 21:10:00 1- Free
2-Stable
3-Compatibility - works on most pc's
4-Integrates with windows and macs
5-Workstation and/or Server in one- it's your choice!
6-No viruses..
7-You can contribute to some distributions\
8-Most windows hardware is compatible with linux.

- feel free to post more reasons

Ilikelinux
ilikelinux (1418)
184522 2003-10-18 21:30:00 9. its not windows :D



man i wish i could switch linux - but when i see all the commmands and stuff from reading articles and stuff it llooks like it could take ages to install and setup and what not

also my parents wont let me ahah
MrBeef (342)
184523 2003-10-18 21:39:00 have you been to www.microsucks.com ilikelinux (1418)
184524 2003-10-18 23:05:00 linux nowadays, doesn't really need commannds, it's all gui basicly,

How big is your hard drive? why not have both.

Tell your parents that linux is coooooooooooler.

(i'm 13)
ilikelinux (1418)
184525 2003-10-19 00:21:00 The biggest drawback is the modem compatiability issue. That puts most people with a WinModem off The_Banned_One (4744)
184526 2003-10-19 00:52:00 Unless of course there are actually Linux drivers for their winmodem :) There are at least three, maybe four brands of winmodems that I know work under Linux. They are all fairly common too. segfault (655)
184527 2003-10-19 00:59:00 The "most common" ones have drivers . That's how it works . The only thing which will stop that is when the manufacturers won't release the documentation needed .

But we've been through this subject over and over . :-(

ilikelinux: this could easily become another MS-Linux flamewar which is not useful at all . I like Linux too . . . so do a few other people . ;-) But there are other people who (for whatever reasons) like other OSs . Since in all matters of faith (just like religion and politics) you can't change peoples minds, it's best to avoid the "mines better" subjects .
Graham L (2)
184528 2003-10-19 01:14:00 i've mentioned a few times that i have a interest of trying linux...
its just having to partition the hdd as if i ever get linux i'd go dual booting...
and modem compatibility etc...

and the other annoying thing about linux is they update it quite often, more often than windows........if i am not wrong....

and yeah i dont want this turning into a flamewar but i think it will :(
csinclair83 (200)
184529 2003-10-19 01:24:00 Can't think of any more reasons to switch to it, but a few why not to, the main one being,
It is so slooooww it is unbeliveable, the rboot up process takes so lomg you may as well go and have tea or something while it boots up, one thing I spose, you wouldn't have to re-boot it as often as Windoze, which is just as well.
Dak2 (1963)
184530 2003-10-19 01:26:00 > i've mentioned a few times that i have a interest of
> trying linux...
> its just having to partition the hdd as if i ever get
> linux i'd go dual booting...
> and modem compatibility etc...


Yeah, exactly same as me. Probably a lot of other people too.
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