Key word of this blog post. Productivity!
Growing up in the modern world ,with the ideology of "nothing comes free" it easy to see why some many people have ingrained in their sub-conscience that anything, that is of a usable quality or worth using, must be bought and paid for. Now the English idiom "you get what you pay for" does hold true in many circumstances but not necessarily in the world of Open-Source software such as Linux.You actually get more then what you paid for when use Linux and the only payment given was a little time and research. Linux is a free and stable operating system which will increase your productivity once you get it up and running .( Fun Fact of the day: A Linux kernel was also chosen for the backbone of Android phones.) When you bought your Windows or Macintosh computer. You bought into a corporation and you bought into their business plan.You go where they take you. Linux is designed and built for and by the end users.
Linux has come along way since 1991 in which is offers user friendly desktops, different "flavors" of Linux for various scopes of productivity and broad compatibility (see: http://distrowatch.com/ ). When discussing Linux with the everday Windows/Mac desktop user the conversation normally leads to concerns of writing lines of script, working in a command/text environment and the need to be a "Computer Geek". While unleashing the full power of Linux may require you to use command line scripts Linux does offer graphical environments ,graphical installers, and your options are unlimited.But dont delete your Windows or Macintosh OS just yet or at all, get familiar in something called "dual booting". Which means you will have any number of operating systems on your hard drive in which you choose which Operating system to boot into.Again more choices, more productivity.
Some reasons in why choosing Linux may benefits you
http://www.debian.org/
http://rkfabtek.blogspot.com
Growing up in the modern world ,with the ideology of "nothing comes free" it easy to see why some many people have ingrained in their sub-conscience that anything, that is of a usable quality or worth using, must be bought and paid for. Now the English idiom "you get what you pay for" does hold true in many circumstances but not necessarily in the world of Open-Source software such as Linux.You actually get more then what you paid for when use Linux and the only payment given was a little time and research. Linux is a free and stable operating system which will increase your productivity once you get it up and running .( Fun Fact of the day: A Linux kernel was also chosen for the backbone of Android phones.) When you bought your Windows or Macintosh computer. You bought into a corporation and you bought into their business plan.You go where they take you. Linux is designed and built for and by the end users.
Linux has come along way since 1991 in which is offers user friendly desktops, different "flavors" of Linux for various scopes of productivity and broad compatibility (see: http://distrowatch.com/ ). When discussing Linux with the everday Windows/Mac desktop user the conversation normally leads to concerns of writing lines of script, working in a command/text environment and the need to be a "Computer Geek". While unleashing the full power of Linux may require you to use command line scripts Linux does offer graphical environments ,graphical installers, and your options are unlimited.But dont delete your Windows or Macintosh OS just yet or at all, get familiar in something called "dual booting". Which means you will have any number of operating systems on your hard drive in which you choose which Operating system to boot into.Again more choices, more productivity.
Some reasons in why choosing Linux may benefits you
- Configurability - Every single aspect of your computer experience can be customized to suit your needs. Everything from look and feel of your desktop, security and tasks.
- One central software location - No need to search the internet for updated software, no need to worry about malware coming bundled in your downloaded software. All of your software can be found in a central repository which is secure and updated. Its alot like your Iphone or android phones in how you download apps from one central location.
- Stability/Security - Unlike windows and mac Linux runs each program in its own little box, so if one program goes crazy the rest of your system will not be effected. End result = increase productivity. Linux can be configured to be very secure. There are more Windows and Mac virus's then there are Linux.
- Free - You dont hear this word more often then enough.
- Some good resources:
http://www.debian.org/
http://rkfabtek.blogspot.com
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