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Why everyone with a computer should consider running linux

Tuesday, September 11, 2007 3:18:12 PM

It's been a busy life, the last month or so. I've been having test upon test, project upon project, and am still expected with what time I'm supposed to have left. I've started using soft copies of my documents, so things have gotten a bit easier, except if my computer crashes, in which case the situation becomes impossible.

Anyway, I've attached a copy of the article I've sent to my college magazine. It's titled "Linux and You", and it's my first attempt at spreading the word. Try reading it (It's only about 2 pages long), and recommend it to someone. Anyone. Whatever.

linux_and_you.pdf

Doing the article up was very fun LaTeX practice. I don't get time even for that any more.

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Comments

Unregistered user Sunday, September 16, 2007 12:22:35 PM

prakash writes: nice work!your presentation got any one turn ON to OSS and Linux? Best of Luck

Unregistered user Monday, September 17, 2007 1:11:54 PM

Harsh writes: Nice article, short and covers up all the points. The best way to make people think to shift is to demonstrate it live, else they never bother, except those who find learning fun (and are the real human beings). Arranging an LUG Demo seminar is a nice thing to do too. But I never bother about all that, cause no one in my class (Except a girl who likes to code) has any interest in computers or whatsoever, even being in I.T. themselves. Waste of time for me to put something in their heads, or for that matter, their computers. P.s. A small, nice typo in the doc. "It dows take some getting used to, but not too much." Make that does. Cause Dows makes it sound the other way ;)

Sykora Skywavesykora Wednesday, September 19, 2007 3:33:15 PM

I am, actually planning a live demo of some of the more extravagant features which will appeal to Windows users : It's unlikely demonstrating a compilation of X will sway anybody :| . I need to find a machine I can use which can survive perhaps an LG3D live CD or simply a compiz-fusion demo...

I hope somebody fixed the typo.

Unregistered user Saturday, June 7, 2008 5:55:05 AM

Anonymous writes: I have 2 reasons why I shouldn't use linux 1) No PF 2) Full read-write support for NTFS but read-only support for UFS and no support whatsoever for ZFS.

Unregistered user Saturday, June 7, 2008 5:58:11 AM

mehul writes: And no mention of mandriva on your list, it's way better for newbies than say fedora or debian.

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