Are there any Linux users here?

What are the advantages of Linux over Windows?

Would you recommend Linux?

In server-land I'd reccommend Linux over Windows for webservers, fileservers, firewalls and tons of other stuff, but for domain controllers I'd recommend Netware or Windows because NIS is a BITCH to get running right on Linux.

For desktop I have both installed. Linux is a great productivity desktop, great for workstations and the like. For a home system XP is good, because it is a tad easier to use and theres more stuff out there for it. Most if not all things done in windows can be properly done in Linux by someone who's experienced with it.

If you want to try it out, and you have high-speed try and find a copy of KNOPPIX online. KNOPPIX is nice because it's run off CD and you don't have to install it to try it. You simply put it in your drive and reboot. If you don't have high-speed PM me, and I could send you a copy if you throw me a buck or two for shipping :)

When properly configured, Linux is much more secure. It is also much more stable. Even when applications do crash, they don't take the whole OS down with them. It is getting much better and easier for the average home/office desktop user to work with.

About the only things Linux doesn't have are lots of games (and this is changing) and heavy multimedia editing things.

And now for the obligatory uptime bragging:

[gridley@glock] [~]$ uptime
8:58pm up 330 days, 18:19, 3 users, load average: 0.50, 0.31, 0.21

I'd be dual-booting if linux supported my wireless card

It probably does, you'll just have to hunt :cool:

When properly configured, Linux is much more secure. It is also much more stable. Even when applications do crash, they don't take the whole OS down with them. It is getting much better and easier for the average home/office desktop user to work with.

About the only things Linux doesn't have are lots of games (and this is changing) and heavy multimedia editing things.

And now for the obligatory uptime bragging:

[gridley@glock] [~]$ uptime
8:58pm up 330 days, 18:19, 3 users, load average: 0.50, 0.31, 0.21

Rock on, Kyle. I concur. I'm currently using XP due to time restraints, but once you get linux configured properly it's a breeze... and it is less demanding resource wise. When I had my old 486, I ran Slackware and X with no 'sluggish' issues.

I know there are some ways to port games over, but I'm not a gamer, so I don't have any helpful details. I used Linux at work on my desktop, too.

It probably does, you'll just have to hunt :cool:


It doesn't :cool:

I can't remember that last time a software crash took down my windows system. Windows stability has improved alot.

*remembers windows 3.1, and the first release of 95 and shudders*

:D

Hugs

lilnymph

For my company I need Windows, but my W2K server needs a reboot every 12 days, on average.