Comments on: Why Use Linux?

By: Max064

Max064 — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:57:00 +0000

“If you totally cut Winblows out of your life you in a way chopping your arm off from society.”

I disagree. It is more like chopping off an inflamed appendix, one that is ready to burst and you are constantly shoveling money into to keep it “healthy.” For every application I use on Windows I can find an open source alternative in Linux.

By: Cody Engel

Cody Engel — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:23:00 +0000

This is an awesome article. I’ve used Linux on and off for quite some time now. I’ve used Ubuntu and Kubuntu and am downloading Fedora right now. While I love Windows just because I’m used to the applications and also since I’m in college I have to submit everything in the Microsoft Word format. However I plan on installing Fedora on my computer I built for a college class and play around with it there.

By: Fuckyou

Fuckyou — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:21:00 +0000

Wrong

By: dude

dude — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:19:00 +0000

Still not worth it. Linux if by hacker and for hackers. It not going to change.

By: MeasureZero

MeasureZero — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:52:22 +0000

Linux is installed on the majority of the computers in the lab at my college and I love it. The number of cool applications installed is amazing, and the ease of use is second to none. As a programmer, I don't know how I would live without Linux. Running programs is easy, straightforward and as it should be. I am by no means a Windows basher-I have Vista on my laptop and I definitely appreciate it-but if I had to choose one operating system to use, it would be Linux. I look forward to Linux getting better and better. Maybe I'll even contribute to its development in the future.

By: Advize

Advize — Tue, 11 May 2010 04:03:35 +0000

I read the top few comments and figured I’d add this.

I run windows without any anti-virus, and have done so for years. I never have problems with any form of malware and in the rare situation where I do, I react and remove it almost instantly (Malwarebytes’ anti-malware will pick up anything I miss). I consider myself the human anti-virus and am so in-tune with my PC that I know almost instantly when changes I’m not aware of are made to it. I don’t have any formal computer education, I’m just a guy with some common sense.

Anyways, I was interested in running linux on a second partition and that’s why I read this.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:58:24 +0000

I use linux every day at work (most of our servers have it installed). At home I use Windows 7. I have to say Windows 7 is the best. It boots up faster then XP, it looks nice, it managers your tasks better. It just seems quicker to do everything now with the lay out of the task bar. I installed in on 4 different computers (2 PCs + 2 laptops) and I didn’t need to install one driver after wards. I’ve had no problems with any of my games they run great. I just totally love Windows.

By: a

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:33:32 +0000

Yes, Linux has a very small distribution compared to windows. And yes because of this there are more viruses written for Windows and those applications that run on Windows. However, viruses are pretty much passé, most “infections” these days are not viruses. These days the infections are in other forms of malware (Remember all viruses are malware, but not all malware are viruses).
The majority of malware is written using OS independent scripts, moreover, the majority of infections are drive-by infections. A user visits a malicious page and it installs the malicious code. As an IT Security person taking care of over 500 Linux systems we get plenty of infected systems.
Generally infections are not based on OS type, but rather they are caused by bad user habits. If the user has bad browsing habits, then it does not matter what OS they are using they will be infected sooner or later. Users tend to “choose” to install the infection. If you are going to your parents or friends house once a month to clean off their system, you need not blame the OS but rather you need to do some behavioral modification. Slap them with a ruler and tell them to stop what they are doing.
So no matter what OS you use, if you are browsing the web without any protection your computer is probably infected with one form of malware or another. Trojans and back doors are very common malicious malware types; however, tracking cookies are the still most common malware type.
If you are reading this page, then you probably got a common tracking cookie from doubleclick, in my view you are infected.

By: linux will never be mainstream

linux will never be mainstream — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:20:18 +0000

Ask the average computer user what a “distro” is and tally up the results. Another reason Linux is not very popular.

By: Will Gates

Will Gates — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:15:46 +0000

It always makes me laugh, comments like yours. I run Windows fine for at least five years at a time. You must be either really incompetent or have no security on your system or just trash your OS every few months.