On 5/26/2017 10:10 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Fri 26 May 2017 09:37:02p, Bill told us...
Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Fri 26 May 2017 06:59:29p, songbird told us...
wrote: ...
I am ready to try a free alternative operating system, such as
Linux's Ubuntu.
If you use a free operating system, can you post your thumbs up
or thumbs down for it compared to Windows?
certainly give it a try.
i've been running Debian for many years and Ubuntu is
based upon Debian, but is supposedly easier to use.
there will be a learning curve, but if you have time
i consider it time well spent. i like puzzles instead
of watching tv anyways... 
i can't even remember the last time i booted my
other machine which has win98 on it, the battery has
probably died by now (it also has Debian on it).
songbird
Certainly there are alternative operating systems other than
Windows. Do I pesonally want to use them? A definite no. I don't
want to spend (waste) my time "making" something work, whereas
WINDows 10 will be 100% compatible with my hardware, other
software, peripherals, all the drivers and firmware, etc.
Windows 10 allows me to USE my system rather than playing with
it.
Some of us have more than one OS on the same hardware running
concurrently--offering a few more choices than you have above.
I'm sure many of you are running more than one OS. I wasn't
suggesting that everyone should only run Windows. However, I have no
need for those additional choices that you seem to need. I have
exactly what I need.
The most important property for new users is ease of conversion.
I found Zorin OS 9 to be VERY easy to operate from a windows perspective.
It integrated into my network without itervention and just worked.
I played with Zorin 12 and judged it to be a step backward from 9.
Give MacPup linux V5.50 a try. It's very user friendly and
gives you a lot of help in the few cases it requires user input.
Runs very well off a DVD.