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I really don’t want to fight anymore. I’m tired of it. Even more than that, I’m tired of reading insipid commentary who lack perspective, and experience, and are “armchair quarterbacking”. I don’t know everything. I admit that.
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Are you thinking about switching Operating Systems? Here are five things to keep in mind prior to making that big move.
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Are you a Linux fan? I know my System Administrator Allan would yell to forget Linux and use FreeBSD. This isn’t a FreeBSD conversation, though, it’s an Ubuntu one. But it’s just funny that Allan came to mind here, since today at work in Canada, he was recognized by someone for being part of my live show. He is a professor at a college up in Canada. Earlier today, he was walking along the hallway when he heard another instructor and a student discussing FreeBSD. Since he is a FreeBSD fanatic, he had to stop and talk with them. As soon as he started talking, the student’s eyes got huge and he blurted “I know you! You’re on Chris Pirillo’s show.” Allan couldn’t believe it, but there you have it. We’re even reaching college students in Canada. While this doesn’t really pertain to this list, I did find it very cool. Now, on with our top five list!
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When I opened the 888-PIRILLO phone line the other night, I had an interesting call with a Linux problem. Let’s take a listen and see how it worked out.
That was the subject line of an email that Ben Wright just sent to me:
I have installed Linux on 2 out of three of my computers, not because it is the most compatible operating system, not because it’s the “best” operating system, well it is in my opinion but that’s beside the point. Freedom is why I use Linux, not because it is free. I use Linux because I believe in the freedom to learn, the freedom to do what I want with the software. Linux was made for programmers by programmers, the whole purpose of Linux is to provide a suitable development environment for developers. Windows is a dead end, the general user may not want to use Linux, but the internet is 90% Linux. You may not understand this but 90% of the servers are Linux.
“GTPeach” from our chat room asked me if I wanted to ask a question of the RedHat CEO. I asked how he felt about Ubuntu. She told me this:
He went off for quite some time with this question. The summary of points is this: He has a lot of issues with Ubuntu regarding integrity. He says they are similar to Fedora but make too many compromises. They have “different levels of commitment to the Open Source community”. As an example, he says Fedora uses only the Open Source drivers while Ubuntu uses any. He also brought up the proprietary rights to things like CDs; saying that Ubuntu will allow you to lie about the country you are from in order to easily download codecs required to run CDs which “facilitates illegality” and Fedora merely takes you to a place you can buy the necessary codecs. He says the biggest issue he has with Ubuntu is the way that they treat the community. He says they “propagate the viewpoint that Open Source both violates intellectual property rights and is nothing more than a community of piracy.” He believes RedHat does not compromise their community, but instead builds it up, and refuses to make the same compromises regardless of the ease of use.
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Here are five things you need to know before you decide to try a Linux Distro. Don’t mistakenly assume it will be an easy switch for you. Any time you change to a completely new Operating System, there will be a trial period, as you get used to it.
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Which Operating System is better? Is it OS X? What about a Linux distro? Wait… don’t forget BSD or Windows. The answer is, there IS no right answer. Yet, people still argue about it, and ask me every day which is best.
Steve Sims thinks Linux can win. He sent me the following plan this morning, and it was too interesting to keep to myself…
I’ve used Ubuntu for maybe four months now. Before that I used Windows. I haven’t always been into computers; until a few years ago I still used Yahoo!’s IE shell for web browsing, and then I discovered this blue E that didn’t take forever to sign into. My father later introduced me Firefox but I rejected it at first since I couldn’t figure out how to see pictures (I think he disabled them for some reason). So, unlike old-school Linux users I know what it’s like to not be great with computers. From this experience, here’s what I think Linux needs to dominate PC operating systems:
Ubuntu keeps generating buzz, and I don’t see enthusiasm subsiding any time soon. Seems to be the only distribution to capture “user” attention – beyond the enterprise.
First, a video covering MP3s On Ubuntu, the OGG Alternative – In this post, Matt shows you how to seriously migrate away from MP3 into using OGG Vorbis, while not leaving your favorite music at home when on the go.
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We get questions every day from people wondering about how to switch to Linux. What do they need to know? What should they get? One of our Lockergnome bloggers came up with an excellent starting point.
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After giving away one Ubuntu computer the other week, I’ve been Linuxless throughout my home. I’m in the process of downloading a Gutsy Gibbon VMware Appliance (with OpenOffice 2.3, Firefox 2, Evolution 2.12, Gimp 2.4, GCC 4.2.1, Gnome 2.20, X.Org 7.2, Linux-Kernel 2.6.2). Granted, the eye candy is completely missing in the virtual machine, but at least I can get a good feel for what’s going on with Ubuntu’s latest release.
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fishfishstinks wrote in to ask me with the release of XP SP3… will Microsoft soon stop supporting and updating XP altogether?
An anonymous user has an interesting Vista conspiracy theory:
I think Microsoft has given up on Vista behind the scenes. I’m sending this via email because well, I know it sounds like tinfoil hat time, but I think there’s some validity to it.
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