Operating Systems ... say what?

9/2/2011

Here is the thing, there are 3 major operating systems to choose from:

Windows: fast, user friendly, expensive, the more you use it the more it will punish you.

MacOS: fancy, user friendly, well... most of the time anyway, expensive, the next release will almost certainly force you by a new mac.

Linux: it can be as rough or fancy as you are, the more you know the more user friendly it becomes, free, it can work with old and new computers.

So basically, RUN... run to Linux!
Specially Ubuntu 10.10 or Mint 10 Julia after all it's free.

ThePrivateGeek
2011

4 Comments

Magnus

11/2/2011 05:25:41 am

Very true. But when it comes to the part were you want to use the computer in an larger context, like an enterprise or school with a domain, group-policys, scripts and printers. It will (in 90% of all cases) definitely be a lot less hassle to go for a Windows Computer!

Lots of experience on this from my time at HiBu! hehe

Nice page by the way! And funny (and instructive) intro! :)

The Private Geek

11/2/2011 05:49:36 am

Interesting, but in that case you will use Linux Server like Ubuntu 10.10 Server http://www.ubuntu.com/server as well which can do all what Windows does and more ;)

Magnus

11/2/2011 06:40:22 am

Yes, but seen from an end-user perspective i think it will be a little hard to convince your it-department (as a student or a employee) to switch their whole infrastructure to Linux, if they are already running Windows!

Hehe

The Private Geek

11/2/2011 07:10:53 am

True again, but if you consider the amount of money spent on Windows OS and channel all this money to train staff to use Linux, I think you will end up with less over-all cost ;)
Having said that, I can't deny the fact that Linux is not a gimme and it will need some hard work. So I suggest schools should start teaching kids how to use Linux rather than using Facebook ;)

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