| Entroper said: I've attempted to use Linux as my "main" operating system in the past year, Ubuntu 6 to be exact. I also run a very old installation of Fedora on my webserver (which is down until I finish unpacking from my move). (...) Most people would have to repartition their hard drive, and unless you're equipped with something like Partition Magic, that requires reinstalling Windows and all your Windows apps on a newer, smaller partition, and then installing Linux on another partition. It takes hours of use to acclimate yourself to a new OS. They have entire semester-long college courses on how to find your way around in a UNIX environment. People just don't have that kind of time. |
That's just plain NOT true.
1. Insert and boot Ubuntu CD in your PC
2. Resize your current Windows Partition with GParted (takes 10mins)
3. Install Ubuntu (takes 20mins)
That's exactly the problem with people who "tried linux 2 years ago" and found it to be bad. 2 Years is a VERY long time in Computer science, so pleeeease only comment on current linux versions if you need to point out bad things.
Generally I don't like proselytization of any kind, but I do think that there's many Windows Users who just prejudice linux to be half-baked and don't know at all what they're talking about.
