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Written by David Szyszka
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Saturday, 17 November 2007 |
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November of last year, I set out to build a new pc for a business I wanted to start. I knew exactly what hardware I wanted and how it was going to work together, but the one thing I didn't put much thought into was the OS. Once I was done constructing this impressive machine, I was in no position to purchase a copy of XP, or worse yet, Vista with its multi-hundred dollar price tag (not to mention the cost of Microsoft Office which is about twice the cost of Vista). So, it was suggested by my good friend that I give Linux a try – I must admit that this both intrigued and scared me a little. But one thing was certain, I needed a change.  Comments (1) |  Add as favourites (51) |  Quote this article on your site | Views: 594
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With the global crusaders on the march, with every politician spewing factoids about his or her campaign saving the Earth with new environmental measures, with hybrid cars being constructed in droves, with new energy saving light bulbs all the rage, isn't it time to look at the greener alternative in the PC World? I'm talking about the Linux computer, and it's becoming clear that it's the green monster.
Every morning, before I’m ready to spend eight hours working at my desk, I spend roughly twenty minutes reading the latest articles on Linux. I like to keep abreast of the latest Linux/Open Source news. It’s not uncommon to come across a lot of great articles on the subject; many of the articles are positive; many discuss complications that arose from using a particular distribution, the idiosyncrasies of using one operating system over another. What’s unfortunately just as common as these well-written discussions on Linux are aggravating articles that ask the question, “Is Linux ready?”