domingo, 9 de noviembre de 2008

The Linux Revolution

We all know Microsoft's Operative System Windows® but what most people don't know is that there are excellent alternatives to this paid piece of software. I'm going to talk about Gnu/Linux.The Wikipedia tells us that
Linux is a term commonly used to refer to Unix-like computer operating systems which use the Linux kernel. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free software and open source development; typically all the underlying source code can be freely modified, used, and redistributed by anyone.
but that's just the definition. What a GNU/Linux based distribution really represent to us is the freedom of choosing how we want our software to be. There are several Linux distributions, and 99% of them are free. We are able to choose an OS oriented to companies, security, office automation, gaming, or just for normal desktop use. For my personal use I use Ubuntu Linux, and let me tell you, when people ask me about Windows now I've got to say, Bill who?

As most Linux distributions Ubuntu let me do everything I used to do at my old Windows machine but Linux does it better and freer. When we install our system for the first time we find a fully functional OS with great pre-installed software and a user friendly environment

We can install high quality software with just one click

And we get a high security system


So I ask myself, Why people choose paid software over great free software? The answer is simple. Either they don't know of Linux existence or we are so used to use Windows that we are afraid to change our known system for a new one. I was that scared too but when I tested Linux for the first time I said to myself "You won't look back" and I didn't. I have found how good it feels when you are not using pirate software or looking out for some crack.

Now I get my software for free, and the best part is that everybody is able to comment on that software, make their own changes and deliver it to the community so it could progress faster and get fixed as fast as a bug(error) comes up.

If you want to test any Linux distro just go ahead. Here you can find a short test to know which one fits the best for you. Give me your comment about it.
Why do you think people don't dare to test a Linux Distro?
It's Time For A Change, It's Time For A Linux Change.
Ubuntu
Mandriva
OpenSUSE