Some things don’t even need the VM, WINE lets many windows apps run natively under linux, including loggers, satalite trackers, etc. Basically, my software choices include everything out there, including all windows software. For a few windows apps that I need, or maybe want to run, I keep a WinXP virtual machine around. (ever have corrupted indexes in NTFS? When it breaks, it breaks *hard*) Most all that I need to do I can accomplish with free open source software. It’s built on a stable and reliable filesystem, one of seven or more choices BTW. Would that be a good deal? What’s the first software you have to buy for windows? Anti virus, since the OS is so open to intrusion from so many directions right out of the box… Win7 is better, but sophos did a test on a stock win7 install and found that 8 out of 10 of their most recent bug samples readily infected the OS. Lets say you bought a new yacht, and the first thing you had to do, was go buy some resin to plug the holes in the hull. Security: What can you say? Windows is a broken product right out of the box. Don’t like the placement of buttons on windows, or the actions of certain mouse buttons, change them. There really are no restrictions or imposed limitations. You can choose nearly infinite possibilities for your desktop environment, windowing environment, etc. (even my Macbook ran ubuntu BTW.) I look at is as added flexibility, real security, and MORE choices, not less than a pure windows environment.įlexibility: No computer OS is as configurable as linux. Now, as to my preference of linux as an OS. That aside, your “Appliance Operator” comment is spot on. Rather than buy commercial unix, DIYers create their own posix OS in Linux and GNU. Linux has its roots in exactly the same arena. Ham radio has it’s roots in the DIYer and that is where it’s spirit is. I bought a commercial radio, it was a kit, a heathkit HW8, and I loved it. I started in ham radio building and building and building. The two previous comments hit on a good point.
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