On 2015-06-21 7:58 PM, Snit wrote:
On 6/21/15, 4:44 PM, in article , "Slimer"
wrote:

"The truth is that, at first, it will be hard, and you will encounter
many issues. Prepare to search the Internet for many tutorials, join
forums of the Linux distribution you're migrating to and ask
questions on how to do various things. My suggestion is to install
Linux on a different computer, or use a dual-boot setup - though many
will encounter issues with that - and access it from time to time,
1-2 hours per day, and after a few months, you will know if you can
really make the switch."

Would be great if the "advocates" could find places where Linux actually
benefits their productivity, efficiency, or error-reduction.

But they can't.

Here, I'll take a stab at advocating Linux. I'll take the perspective of
my teenage self.

"As an unemployed teenager, I can't afford to buy myself decent computer
equipment. As a result, I am forced to use a 386 SX-16 with 2MB of RAM I
bought for about 200$ (1994) with a 40MB hard disk. Such poverty means
that I can't afford to pay for DOS or Windows either, much less a word
processor. Enter Linux which is available free of charge and allows me
to put an operating system on my otherwise useless computer. It also
provides me with access to a decent word processor which allows me to do
my school essays as well as type up some of the stories I came up with."

That was similar to the story of many of the high school students I *did*
give Ubuntu CDs to. It was Linux or nothing. And of those two, Linux is the
better choice.

I remember how AbiWord helped me out during my second year of
University. Like today, I didn't want to use software which I hadn't
paid for and therefore didn't have a license to use Microsoft Office or
Corel WordPerfect Office. I could have used WordPad to write my essays,
but I needed something which provided me with the footnotes feature.
This was before the time of OpenOffice/LibreOffice. Enter AbiWord which
allowed me to write the essays with the footnotes. It was a Godsend.

Unfortunately, it hasn't developed since then and is rather pathetic
next to the competition today but it's still excellent for someone who
wants to remain on the legal side of things and who can't afford to buy
anything.


--
Slimer
Proud "wintroll"
Encrypt.