This is the first blog post I am writing on a 100% Microsoft Free computer !<\/p>\n
I have had an installation of Linux on my home PC for several years now. It started with RedHat 5.0 and, as each year went by, I upgraded to newer and more user-friendly versions of the software. But Linux was always installed in addition to Windows<\/i>, and the default OS remained Windows.<\/p>\n
I never thought the day would come (so soon) that I would completely wipe out all traces of Microsoft on my machine (that too my office machine!), and use only Linux for all my work !<\/p>\n
Linux *has* come a long way from the days when you had to know Unix commands to get by. Everything is now GUI-based, and looks as good (if not better) that the popular Windows XP. Plus, if you are a power user, you always have the option of launching a “console” to type-away commands. <\/p>\n
Installation was also a breeze with all my hardware automatically recognized. The only thing that took a while to configure was access to the Windows Network of PCs on the office LAN. That too, because I had never configured Linux on a network, before. <\/p>\n
I am happy to report that, as of today, every thing works !<\/p>\n
I now use Redhat 9.0 instead of Windows, Evolution instead of Outlook, OpenOffice instead of MS Office, GEdit instead of Notepad… and whole host of other open-source goodies. Even the blogging tool I use to publish content on my website – MovableType – is open source.<\/p>\n
Open Source rocks !!!<\/p>\n
1st Oct 2003, Editor’s Note :<\/i><\/p>\n
The experiment at work lasted 10 days in all. Eventually, it was decided that we retain Windows as the OS but use other open-source alternatives like OpenOffice (for Windows). <\/p>\n
Main reasons for not continuing with RedHat : Too slow on the hardware (yes, even compared to Windows!), and a learning curve required for all employees to switch to a new platform. <\/p>\n
Looks like I will have to wait a few years to change to Linux completely \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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