Linux is great where it has to but for desktops, please, WIndows and MacOS are far superior.

I have used Linux as a desktop professionally and yes I would trade it for WIndows in a second since today you can create Virtual Machines with any flavor of linux and work whatever the heck you need from the linux world right there so you get the best of both worlds while having an easier to use and far more superior _desktop_ OS

As for UNIX, I always used UNIX as the server to our development environments but we accessed it from WIndows via XWindows emulators (Xceed), this gave us the best of both worlds.

The comment by Doogles may be full of sarcasm, however he basically points out a thing that is constant on Linux users: they hear Microsoft and then piss in their pants and I always wondred , why? Microsoft is a company which produces software and they have every right to do whatever the heck they want with their licensing, if people do not like it then they won’t buy it. Aside from some very dubious practices they have had and may continue to have, this is no reason to disrespect their software which is created by developers not executives.

Any way I see it, I dio not trade my VIsta for Linux as a desktop OS, Yes I have VMS with RedHat, OPenSUSe (two versions), Ubutu and OpenBSD.

I have been an OS developer myself (Embedded RTOS) and respect all operating systems what I cannot respect is people with religious ideas about the world vs Microsoft. that is just too childish.

Let’s live in Mommy’s basement until our 40s and tell the world via our un-read pathetic blogs that we are l33t coz we use linux and program bash scripts and can type faster then you can read. We’re all so ubah!

/sarcasm off

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if you are serious about linux please actually answer the question – how would you manage a corporate network using linux instead of windows?

In many ways, modern Linux distros are easier to use than Windows “out of the box.” Why? Because of what comes with the package. Far more software that you will use comes preloaded with GNU/Linux than Windows. Not that Windows doesn’t have freeware galore and access to the same FLOSS programs, but GNU/Linux just loads them for you when you install or upgrade. And yes, you can choose not to load any or all of them if you wish.

As far as ease — as a lifelong Windows user — the only part of GNU/Linux that took me time to learn was the file system. The Linux filesystem is so simple that it’s confusing, i.e., you keep scratching your head thinking, “That can’t be all there is to it.” Most of my time was spent unlearning a few things burned into my brain from years of Windows use.

I don’t hate Windows (just Vista), but as Ben Wright notes, being free from all of Microsoft’s silly behavior, increasingly restrictive EULAs, increasing costs, and so on have grown old. The other very nice thing about GNU/Linux is that it extends the life of my new machine. Instead lasting 3-4 years, it will last 5-7 years, even more depending on which distro you choose. Knowing that Vista was the last Microsoft OS I’ll ever buy is priceless.

If you want to surf the web, write email, listen to music and download pictures from your digital camera then the transition from Windows to Linux is about as complicated as the transition from Windows 98 to Windows XP. The steep learning curve kicks in when you figure out how much incredible software is available, with no more than a couple of clicks in your package manager and you decide you want to give it a try or when you figure out that the OS is yours to do with as you please and it won’t cost you a dime if you totally trash it and have to reinstall it.

Linux isn’t just an Operating System, it’s an idea, an attitude, and maybe even a culture, I don’t know for sure, but I know it’s right for us. We’ve been tolerating elitist Windows snobs for years so we can tolerate elitist Linux snobs. No big deal.

I now see that Ubuntu’s design and kernel are far superior to Windows and still growing on a daily basis. The Linux community of people reminds me of the early days of computing where everyone shared resources and helped each other. Business greed has not set in yet.

All of my necessary business applications are covered with Ubuntu because 90% of all business servers have been using Linux for years. I had my doubts about this when I first started using Ubuntu. If it doesn’t run on Ubuntu I don’t need it.

Chris I disagree with you about the future, Windows is dying but will linger for some time (Gates/Balmer are too stupid to cut their loses and pull out). Linux will overtake Windows, soon. Us baby boomers are moving to Linux.

Do not feed this garbage to people. Use Linux. Love Linux. Support Open-Source. Go FOSS.

Over 8-9 months I installed and used Ubuntu and Sabayon distros of linux (x64 weeeeee!) and being a seasoned XP user, if there is such a thing, i found them both a delight to install and use. I’d even say I have far less problems with it, with the added benefit of NO virii and NO Mallware. Additionally its completely configurable as Chris has pointed out. Just try having a Vista Box alongside say. Ubuntu running Compiz and tell me which looks nicer, which is more stable, which has better security and which is FREE.

If you use Google, your using Linux as someone once pointed out.