22-09-2004, 08:45 PM
Beanie I use Windows at work and Linux at home and at work. Linux is a far far better OS than anything that MS ahs brought out. It is more secure, more reliable and less prone to throwing hissy fits. It also costs very little. There is far moreLinux software available than say Mac software but Ade is correct in saying there isnt that much. However no matter what you want to do Linux will ahve at least one application available to do the job.
Linux also costs very little. You can download three install CD's off the net. These CD's will install Linux to your machine and you will immediately have more software on your machine that MS will ever include with a standard windows install. With MS you install Windows and then ahve to add all the bells and whistles. With Linux you have a preinstalled selection of browsers, email clients, office software - including teh excellent MS Office compatible Open Office - multimedia software, graphics manipulation software, programming software, databasing, web server, mail server and the lsit is endless. This all comes free with Linux unlike MS where you would pay thousands of pounds for all of it.
At the end of the day I do believe you need to know what you want to do with Linux. I recommend newbies try out SuSe Linux or Mandrake. They install easily and do everything a newbie needs. If you need more info just shout!
Linux also costs very little. You can download three install CD's off the net. These CD's will install Linux to your machine and you will immediately have more software on your machine that MS will ever include with a standard windows install. With MS you install Windows and then ahve to add all the bells and whistles. With Linux you have a preinstalled selection of browsers, email clients, office software - including teh excellent MS Office compatible Open Office - multimedia software, graphics manipulation software, programming software, databasing, web server, mail server and the lsit is endless. This all comes free with Linux unlike MS where you would pay thousands of pounds for all of it.
At the end of the day I do believe you need to know what you want to do with Linux. I recommend newbies try out SuSe Linux or Mandrake. They install easily and do everything a newbie needs. If you need more info just shout!