[ShadowAce]

[ShadowAce]

[martin_fierro]

some people might feel tempted to replace their solid, green-red-blue-and-yellow Windows system

Almost stopped reading right there.

[GCC Catholic]

You almost had me going... I was expecting a Linux FUD article...

Well played. Good find.

[rarestia]

I’m a Mint, Fedora, and Ubuntu user, and I only run Win7 on my gaming platform for compatibility (nVidia drivers and SLI are a PITA to configure in Linux, in my experience).

I thought this would be a Linux FUD too, but it turned out to be hysterical.

Remember: even Windows started with a CLI!

[wally_bert]

Good reading. Thanks!

[hosepipe]

I like Linux(ubuntu)... use it for backup system in some things and primary in others..

If Win takes a hike.. it works well.. True... theres a learning curve if you want to get fancy smanshy... but worth it at least for backup..

Win2000 could be a good backup to Linux too.. because some things(apps) simply run better or at all there..

Slowly many apps are starting to include Linux install mechanisms..

Many many/most apps are FREE for Linux systems..

[hosepipe]

I like Linux(ubuntu)... use it for backup system in some things and primary in others..

If Win takes a hike.. it works well.. True... theres a learning curve if you want to get fancy smanshy... but worth it at least for backup..

Win2000 could be a good backup to Linux too.. because some things(apps) simply run better or at all there..

Slowly many apps are starting to include Linux install mechanisms..

Many many/most apps are FREE for Linux systems..

[SirFishalot]

Excellent summary of the dangers. LOL

Thanks.

Very happy Mint user here.

[Patrsup]

Well - running Win7 on two desktops and Ubuntu on two laptops - each one for specific reasons....

Two things that Linux/Ubuntu must have for me to dump the windows - a real citrix client that works with my employer (and doesn’t require me to fiddle with (calling the administrator for settings)). And CIV 5 - I think I am over 150 hours on it already.... with years to go....

[BuckeyeTexan]

Right on. You got me.

[TexasRepublic]

I just cleaned up another client’s Windows XP computer last night. Although it is fully patched and has the latest updates to the Norton Internet Security suite, I still identified 90+ infected files and 100+ registry infections, using MalwareBytes AntiMalware. Keeping a Windows computer clean seems to be a never-ending battle. How many layers of Windows security software would it take to really be as secure as a Linux machine? I personally use both Ubuntu and Mint, BTW.

[sauropod]

read

[herewego]

If you install Linux and use it as your main OS, your computer may stop reacting to the Trojans, worms and malware that took cyber-criminals a lot of time and effort to design./qt

This alone is worth it to me..

[dayglored]

Good humor, and appreciated on a Friday!

I wonder what the equivalent article would read like, for someone migrating from Windows to Mac OSX, or from OSX to Linux, or for that matter, from Linux to Windows or OSX.

Migrating away from Linux, for example, the user should be warned that they no longer will be able to modify and compile their own system code, but rather will have to rely on the goodwill of others to do so. Oh Noez! (You and I, being tech heads, may think that's a real problem, but for most users, the thought of having to modify and compile their own system is anathema.)

And the bewildering array of choices of applications for the Windows platform is even worse than the bewildering array of distros for Linux!

I don't have time to think it through, but similar humor can be found in all transitions away from "The Familiar" into the land of "The Unknown".

[Lees Swrd]

Got me LOL, I was just about ready to go off on a big rant.I have been a unix linux bsd user since high school it is what I learned on a long long time ago.
I have a box on the floor that has been constantly on for over 3 yrs now, never defragged never had one problem with it I run BSD on it and it is as fast today as the first time I booted it up. I have let it run this long just to see how it would do and with battery back up it has never been off.

[sionnsar]

Very funny -- and thank you!

Happy Xubuntu user here, running nicely on old hardware that might support XP okay, but nothing later.

[Big Giant Head]

Fun article! I have PCLinuxOS on my laptop, Mint on a 9” netbook, and all the kids’ lappy’s are dual boot with windoze and either PCLinuxOS or some variant, like MiniMe.

The kids don’t think twice about the Linux, unless they’re deciding where the game is, windoze or LInux, so they know where to boot up.

[stobbsm]

You are so right! Why did I ever give up my “hardware detection wizard” for the “automatically detected on boot so it works everywhere” system??

Microsoft has it right for sure! Why did I ever go against the holy Gates!

Oh wait, I know, I want my computer to work.

[SunkenCiv]

Heh...