Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Common Myths About Linux OS
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> | Is it for Free?
> | Must be Difficult
> | Can I access the Internet Through It?
> | Will it Crash?
> | What about Viruses?
> | How do you memorize so many commands?
> | What about Compatibility?
> | Can I attach it to a Network?
> | Can I chat with IRC, MSN or Yahoo?
> | What about miscellaneous hardware like Flash Drives or Webcams?
> | How about ripping CDs?
> | What will happen to my Windows?
> | Will my existing hardware work?
> | Are there any Office Suites that come with it?
> | Is it secure?
> | Support for Games?
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> http://www.pawas.com/articles/Linux/Common_Myths_About_The_Linux_OS.htm
The irony is that even this article is out of date. Today it is quite
possible to run Linux and Windows at the same time, on the same
machine.
Linux has been pretty easy to use since 1995, it's gotten easier to
Install since 1999.
Since 2003, more and more OEMs have made machines that are "Linux
Ready". In the last 2 years, machines that were not "Linux Ready"
suffered huge drops in retail price due to lack of demand for machines
which could not support Linux.
In the last 9 months, VMWare Player has made it possible to install
Linux much like you would install any other Windows application.
> This gives you a clue of how scarce a knowledge people have of Linux.
> A colleague of mine thought that Linux was "all command0line"
There really is no excuse for that level of ignarance in this point.
This sounds like deliberate FUD being spread by someone who knows
better, but wants to espouse the Microsoft "Religeon".
Command Line and Scripts are powerful tools, but they are just that,
tools. Some end-users could go months without ever needing to use the
command line. At the same time, an administrator who knows how to do
shell programming and other command line interfaces can eliminate the
more mundane and routine operational tasks, and focus on "Level 2"
issues rather than just "Box Booting".
> That was less than a year ago. He is working in IT support services.
I would hope that by now he has become at least somewhat familiar with
Linux and its' various tools. He might not have a job much longer if
he doesn't.
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