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The pros and cons of free software - Part 2 | |
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| Time: 10:55 EST/15:55 GMT | News Source: VNUNet | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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Having installed the operating system and rebooted the computer, it's now ready for use. So how does using Linux compare to using Windows? Linux is command-based. That means that in order to do things you have to type commands in at a prompt, in the same way as older PCs using MS-DOS. Thankfully, like Windows, Linux has moved into the modern age and you can now do nearly everything using a mouse. Some things, such as setting up a firewall will require you to learn commands, so that's something to bear in mind. | ||
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| #1 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 1/24/2005 2:29:07 PM |
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Finding alternative software isn't as hard as it may sound. The community ethos of the open source movement means that there are free alternatives for most well known pieces of Windows software, and in many cases these are better than the original.
This is a part that most reviewers just don't seem to get. First, it is not in many cases; in a few would be a much more appropriate wording. Secondly, as with the Mac, there simply just aren't Linux equivalents for many Windows programs. A "Microsoft Office equivalent" alone is hardly enough. Show me how I could replace my entire suite of business applications--in reality, not in theory--and maybe then I'd consider it. Migrate my Office macros and templates with it, and now we're getting somewhere. But it would have to be truly better than what we're using now... and honestly, it works pretty darn good already. |
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