10.23.06
Ubuntu - For the Win
Couple of years back, I tried to switch and stick with Linux. It was an earnest attempt, but it was super short lived. Getting Fedora Core 3 and my Dell Inspiron to play nicely was still too far above my head. Not that I didn't want a challenge, but I was too use to the "Windows world" and my expectations of what I thought of as a "challenge" was sorely misplaced.
Over time (and due to the job), I found myself using Linux more and more. Whether it was simply to use the tools that are native to Linux or migrating whole responsibilities over to it, I slowly learned by way around it. Now, I'm hooked.
Ubuntu Linux has found a nice little home on my laptop. I'm still tweaking things (fonts and network shares) so that they pass the "wife test", but I currently can't see myself going back to a Microsoft operating system. From a tech standpoint, I love the freedom I have with Linux, and from a consumer standpoint, I like free.
Ubuntu still has some significant areas that currently keep it from being a total "pick up and go" OS alternative for the masses (like the fact that MS core fonts are not installed and websites look strange with out them and lack of broad, easy to use product support). Those shortcomings are slight considering that so much help is available online.
Oh well, this wasn't meant to be a review. Ubuntu is what I've been looking for. It's an incredible presentation to the Open Source world and alternative operating systems.
12:39 pm in geekness | 1 person viewing0 ramblings so far