I’ve been using Ubuntu for the last two years. I’m using Chrome beta at the moment. I can’t see myself ever going back to Windows.
I don't buy into the Stallman/socialist all proprietary software is evil outlook though. I realize Microsoft may not be completely anti-competitive and use questionable business practices as the norm either. I like Linux 'cause it works, period. No muss, no fuss.
(*) Admittedly not 100% MS free. I still need XP once in a while to: load updates to my DSL modem; run the software that came with my Garmin GPS; load my wife's iPod; load my Samsung T10 MP3 player. All claims of the Linux community to the contrary, while I should be able to put music on the iPod and T10, no luck. No luck running their software under WINE either.
Last I looked, Linux is at 3% market share, and it’s been there for years.
I’ve never used Linux before but I just got a laptop with Ubuntu installed for some ham radio applications.
How to edit is apparently not one of them. This article is practically unreadable.
9.10 is good very good..but it still has issue that make in not mass market shrink wrap product...driver still a pain in the ass.. dual boot with grub2 has problems
Window 7 is a bullet proof rock
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Merry Christmas everyone!
I’ve used Ubuntu and Mint both. I prefer Mint, mainly because of the way it handles the menus more than any other reason. Handles a Dual boot also. I keep XP on the box also because Netflix won’t use a movie player that allows instant play on Linux machines. They insist on using Microsoft Silverlight. If it wasn’t for that, I would only run Mint(or Ubuntu). I have had no trouble with drivers, Mint and Ubuntu both find the drivers on my 6 month old desktop(and a 2 year old laptop)without a glitch, which is more than I can say for XP, since the desktop came with Vista and when I changed to XP I had to load all the drivers myself. Mint and Ubuntu simply load them without problem, video, audio etc.