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Yes
Virginia, Desktop Linux is ready for primetime .... if you are ready to
learn a different way (non-Windows) of doing things!
About once every year for the last 8 to 9
years,
I
would seriously look at a version of Desktop Linux. I've looked at SUSE, RedHat, (Fedora
Core), and Mandrake
over the years, and was not very impressed, (although the latest
versions are very different from early versions and in general are all
great). Last year, with the help of a friend, I looked at over 10
different "distributions", (of the 100's out there), of desktop Linux.
I have been using Microsoft desktop Operating
Systems since Windows 286. Because of having to support Microsoft OS
Products at work, I had been looking for desktop OS alternatives to
Microsoft products. You know, something more stable, and less likely to
suffer damage from viruses, spyware, adware, etc. I personally have a
lot fewer computer problems than most users, but I'd grown sick
of having to buy expensive antivirus/antispam programs and keep them
constantly updated so that my PC wouldn't crash.
Two years ago I made the change. At work, I
installed an older Pentium 4 PC with 512MB of RAM, 60GB hard drive,
DVDRW
drive, and PCLinuxOS
. PCLinuxOS integrated
seamlessly with our existing Windows network, finding networked
printers with ease. It was surprisingly easy to transition to Linux at
work. There are ton's of Linux based applications to choose from such
as OpenOffice, GIMP, Nvu, GAIM, etc.
At home I have one Pentium 4 running Mepis 7 64 bit.
Over the last few years I've also learned how to
breathe life into older computers by loading Linux on them. Most
current distributions of Linux beat Windows 98, Window ME, Windows
2000, Windows XP and even Windows Vista in functionality and security.
For over 13 years, ICE Computing has been giving
our customers a choice of computer systems built with or without an
operating
system.
Great
Article on the fact that Linux is NOT Windows
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Article on Linux vs Windows
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