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How Windows Users are Changing Linux and What We Should Do About It
There is no doubt that people are leaving Windows, many going to the Mac and some are turning to Linux. This is partly due in part to dissatisfaction with Vista. The reason isn’t important. What is happening to the Linux community is.
I am active on several help forums. I see lots of requests for help. [...]
My Problem with Debian
I use Debian based distros. My favourites are Ubuntu, Sidux and MEPIS. In fact, I am solidly in the Debian camp. Despite this I have a problem with Debian and Debian users. It goes like this.
I installed Sidux the other day. I like it. I will keep it, but not run it as my main [...]
An Ubuntu User Takes Fedora 10 for a Test Drive
I want to like Fedora. It is an important distro from a big player in the Linux community. I want it to succeed. The problem is that I don’t like it and I haven’t from its first release. Whenever I try Fedora, I try to keep an open mind. However, with each new release or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 27 so far )Fragmentation and Linux
Windows users are familiar with fragmentation. When you have fragmentation, it means that it is time to do some drive maintenance. With Linux it takes on another meaning, since Linux drives are not as prone to fragmentation. To get fragmentation in Linux all you need to do is put two users in the same room.
The [...]
A Tale of Two Experiences
… Or Why I Don’t Use Windows
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. They say never to begin a novel talking about the weather. I guess nobody told Dickens, but I digress…
Today I booted into Windows XP MCE for the first time in 24 days. I would like to share [...]
Outside the Bubble
We in the open source community live in a bubble world. People live in an Ubuntu bubble or a Fedora bubble. Fedora 9 was just released and I, as an Ubuntu user, couldn’t care less. I don’t use Fedora, so the announcement of Fedora 9, does not resonate with me. Likewise, when Hardy Heron was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Evil Empire
My dad is a big Microsoft fan. He uses XP and is happy with it. He cannot see what I see is wrong with XP or its parent company. He has modest requirements in an OS. He uses his computer for only a few things such as playing games, doing email, and burning the occasional [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Evolution of a Linux User
I don’t consider myself anything more than a Linux user. As such, I am not much different from many others. I have been around personal computers since its early days, so in that sense I am a bit of warrior. This is a personal account of how I came to use Linux.
Warning: this is long [...]
Can Linux Be This Good?
I had an epiphany the other day. It happened this way. I was using Ubuntu, my Linux operating system of choice, when I found myself looking at my screen, mindlessly twirling the Compiz Fusion cube and painting fire on the screen. I was restless. And then it struck me.
After using computers for over twenty five [...]
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