View Full Version : 1000 Reasons to get Linux
KronoLeginaire
03-29-2002, 01:15 AM
lets start a misc. post on 1000 resons to get Linux.
Each user can submit as many as they like, but please number them accordinglycontinuing on from the previous post.
1. You can alter its source code and recompile it.
Gnerma
03-29-2002, 01:31 AM
2. It's free
edrod13
03-29-2002, 01:31 AM
Because I have never used it! :D
freezinbutt
03-29-2002, 01:42 AM
Because it's better than Windo$e.
BFD Deadeye
03-29-2002, 02:02 AM
#5) It's fun to play with...takes a while , though :D
OOPS!
03-30-2002, 01:24 PM
#6 It makes my old hardware useable longer!
HAL9000
03-30-2002, 02:24 PM
#7 When was the last time I rebooted my Linux server?
=justice
03-30-2002, 02:52 PM
For spite?
=justice
03-30-2002, 02:54 PM
Oops! #8: For spite?
DrZaius
03-30-2002, 03:05 PM
#9: Free upgrades and updates.
Evil-Lab-Monkey
03-30-2002, 03:29 PM
#10: That penguin guy is cool
10-because it's stronger than windows.(specialy 98):D
Mr N8
03-30-2002, 04:38 PM
12. Linus Torvalds is hilarious!
kcbhiw
03-30-2002, 05:00 PM
13. to be different :)
Blankman
03-30-2002, 06:23 PM
14. To confuse friends who think Microcrap is the only OS.
Reedimus
03-30-2002, 06:36 PM
15. so you don't get a virus
KronoLeginaire
04-01-2002, 04:33 AM
!!!:D
M. A. Dockter
04-01-2002, 08:21 AM
16.) Because you think BSD is too "geeky"
Computer Hobbyist
04-01-2002, 08:57 AM
17. Because it has made my computer fun again.
CH
Mr N8
04-01-2002, 09:30 AM
18. Because it keeps me learning.
19. Because M$ needs some competition.
Computer Hobbyist
04-01-2002, 10:43 AM
20. Because you don't have to ask Bill "pretty please" for permission to install hardware.
CH
Toaster
04-01-2002, 11:20 AM
21. Because its safe and almost virus free.
22. It ticks of Billy Gates.
23. It is user supported.
24. It is "freedom" of choice in software.
25. No "activation" crap.
26. Nearly 90% of the web servers use some form of UNIX/Linux.
27.because it's a pain in the A$$ to configure - so it makes it worth to use - don't like the penguin but Red Hat instead...
28.somebody give me a reason not to use it
29.has the better sound than all windows
30.is fun to play after it has been configured - PnP lacks but nevermind..
31.it makes you think - teaches you computing in a other style
32.more to come
Computer Hobbyist
04-01-2002, 11:52 AM
33. Eventhough its free, there are places on the web where you can find better support than any offered by the competition.
34. It ticks my brother, the NT fan, off when I mention that I use it.
35. A million world class "applications" included with each distribution. None of which cost a dime extra.
36. Bug fixes in a hurry. There are probably ten times the number of programmers working on Linux than working on any proprietary software.
CH
HAL9000
04-01-2002, 12:52 PM
37: The people that I don't want using my Linux box can't because 1) They can't get past the login, 2) They wouldn't know what to do in there if they did.
Mr N8
04-01-2002, 12:58 PM
38. DOS? I don't need no stinking DOS!!!
39. POWER! chown linux:users /world MWAAHAAAHAAAA!!!!
Computer Hobbyist
04-01-2002, 02:00 PM
40. Badge of being a real intellectual. " YOU use Linux? I though only rocket scientists were smart enough to use Linux."
CH
41. GNOME has a very nice look!
42.Yes but KDE has a lot more functions and is more user friendly
Mr N8
04-01-2002, 02:54 PM
43. When was the last time someone said, "you run window$, awesome!"
44. When was the last time you saw a cool Window$ t-shirt?
RedHat installs GNOME by default, so I thought that GNOME would be better, am I wrong?
Mr N8
04-01-2002, 03:13 PM
As a general opinion in the Linux world, KDE is seen as more useful.
45. User management is excellent.
KronoLeginaire
04-01-2002, 03:35 PM
Yeah, I like KDE better -- Although I have never used it nor Linux correctly
Computer Hobbyist
04-01-2002, 03:45 PM
46. Which would you prefer your college bound 17 year old have:
a. An operating system adminstered by you as a root user; or
b. An operating system administered by every script kiddy on campus?
KDE v. Gnome -- your choice. Both good. I prefer KDE.
CH
mairving
04-01-2002, 04:05 PM
47. To stay ahead of China (http://news.com.com/2100-1001-254403.html?legacy=cnet)
Computer Hobbyist
04-01-2002, 04:48 PM
48. Given its dominance in the Internet server market and its growing position in the Intranet server market, you need to know some kind of *nix if you intend to make a living as an IT professional. Linux is the dominant Unix clone.
49. To quote the IBM commercial: "Linux plays for the love of the game."
CH
Streams
04-01-2002, 06:00 PM
#50 it has a cool interface
#51 it is as solid as a rock
KronoLeginaire
04-01-2002, 06:19 PM
Originally posted by Computer Hobbyist
46. Which would you prefer your college bound 17 year old have:
a. An operating system adminstered by you as a root user; or
b. An operating system administered by every script kiddy on campus?
KDE v. Gnome -- your choice. Both good. I prefer KDE.
CH
Good One.
52. to have full control on who can do what.
53. to know exactly what the system is doing.
Toaster
04-02-2002, 12:01 PM
Here is a couple more:
54. Supports SMP in parallel instead of serialized like WinBlows.
55. Supports "processor affinity".
56. Better utilization of resources.
57. It has KDE.
58. Even "mouse pushers" can use it now.
KronoLeginaire
04-02-2002, 07:58 PM
Originally posted by Toaster
Here is a couple more:
54. Supports SMP in parallel instead of serialized like WinBlows.
55. Supports "processor affinity".
56. Better utilization of resources.
57. It has KDE.
58. Even "mouse pushers" can use it now.
What is a mouse pusher?
what this would be - all those who don't know how to use command line - easy spoken - windows users..
just expalining here - but this is actually what I think Toaster means with it..
Hpro
KronoLeginaire
04-02-2002, 08:07 PM
Oh, Ok. Thanks Hpro.
Paul Victorey
04-02-2002, 08:13 PM
59. To become a condescending *nix user, and not the butt of their jokes.
60. To understand the condescending jokes the *nix users always used to tell about you :D
pilotgi
04-02-2002, 09:11 PM
61. The only thing that would get me to buy a pc is running Linux.
mairving
04-02-2002, 09:23 PM
62. Just to learn what grep does/is.
Mr N8
04-03-2002, 11:41 AM
63. Professors think you are a computer guru if you know the first thing about Linux.
Toaster
04-03-2002, 11:51 AM
Howdy,
A "mouse pusher" is pretty much that, all things are done via a click.
When the user is brought to a command prompt, the confusion begins and the computer usefulness to the "mouse pusher" ceases.
Those of us with a "substantial" number of years under our belt have delt with and can "function" at the command prompt.
Keep in mind that Linux has both a GUI and the ever powerful and useful command prompt.
homer15
04-03-2002, 12:14 PM
64. when a linux node goes down on a network, it's shown with a tombstone. that's just hilarious! i mean, i know it hardly, ever ever happens, but still, that humor is good.
Colonel Sanders
04-04-2002, 08:20 PM
65. To transform your 'ol 486-100 and pile of 10/100 NICs into a firewall/router.
Logan
RenegadeKing
04-04-2002, 08:42 PM
66. I've never seen anything on linux even close to resembling a bsod.
Toaster
04-05-2002, 11:02 AM
Howdy, the most important:
67. It doesn't support Internet Explorer!
68. No support for "outhouse Express"!
Mr N8
04-05-2002, 11:10 AM
HA! I can't believe nobody thought of those reasons yet, Toaster.
69. Per seat, per station license? Forget about it!
Computer Hobbyist
04-05-2002, 11:28 AM
70. With one exception, despite installing several software packages, my Linux box has been up since it was built and Mandrake 8.1 was loaded--about 3 months. The sole exception was due to a power outage during an ice storm. Try that on Windows 9x or ME.
Statica
04-05-2002, 12:48 PM
71: <b>CHOICE</b>
Choice at everything. That is what makes linux such a beauty.
If I dont like RedHat Linux there are tons and tons of Linux distributions I could use .. say I choose Mandrake Linux.
If I dont like the kernel that comes with my Mandrake Linux, I could select from tons of other kernels I could use - to you Windows users, its like being able to use the stable NT kernel on a very light Windows 95b install .. if you can fathom the sheer mind-boggling freedom of choice.
Heck if I dont like Linus Trovalds - the guy who gave his name to the OS (which I dont!!), I could use a kernel that was essentially put together by some other guy (which I do). If I dont like text modes, I can use GUIs, if I dont like KDE, I can use GNOME (yeah chalk one up for GNOME in the KDE vs GNOME debate); if I dont want to use <TT>netcfg</TT> to setup my network connection, I can actually do it up using the equivalent of a notepad.... for those that have never tried open source software or any of the NIX, I cannot even attempt to explaining it to you...
Why is it that when your Windows running computer is so different from mine, we are using the same kernel, the same operating system, the same bug fixes and the same bugs .. AND the same ways of doing things!
It works, taste the freedom .. it is not a freedom that comes from not having to live and die by the EULA, its a freedom from knowing that if u can do what you want with <b>your</b> computer, and are not bound by whether any one of the schmoes who built your M$ O$ will let u. Its not stifling, heck if I wanted to get rid of the native Linux filesystem and start using some weird, ungodly filesystem (FAT for example), I could do it.
DrZaius
04-05-2002, 01:50 PM
Good points Statica.
Computer Hobbyist
04-05-2002, 02:19 PM
72. If you think Linux give us users freedom, think about the guy writing application code. Since every thing is transparent the application writer doesn't have to worry that the owner of the OS will use secret knowledge to make its version of the product more user friendly than his. Since he is working with the source code, he doesn't have to pay big bucks to buy fancy tool kits or attend seminars where some, but not all, undocumented features are disclosed. He doesn't have to worry about his ideas being assimilated, without attribution, into the next release of the OS. All he has to do is write the best code possible. That is freedom.
CH
KronoLeginaire
04-05-2002, 02:25 PM
73. Freedome to decide weither or not the system crashes!
74. Freedome to decide who REALLY administrates the system. Your or the OS.
Computer Hobbyist
04-05-2002, 05:21 PM
75. Linux is a chipmaker's best friend. (http://lhd.datapower.com/db/dispnewsitem.cgi?DISP?1396)
CH
kcbhiw
04-05-2002, 06:45 PM
76. Linux kernel can be ported to embedded systems :).
Colonel Sanders
04-05-2002, 11:13 PM
77. Because you cant find this many reasons to use windoze, or even(*cringe*) Mac.
Logan
Statica
04-06-2002, 06:43 PM
78. Unleash havoc on those that tried to wreck havoc on your network .. Windoze finds it hard to defend itself .. much less go on the offensive :D
Kassia
04-06-2002, 08:30 PM
After reading all the reasons to try Linux, I find myself very intrigued to check it out.
mairving
04-06-2002, 08:43 PM
Kassia, cute Canadian Devil, you might actually be more interested in BSD. Here is the mascot: <img src="http://www.freebsd.org/gifs/freebsd_1.gif">
Kassia
04-06-2002, 08:46 PM
ROFL!! I like....I like!:D
Statica
04-12-2002, 12:59 PM
Well then perhaps the Micro$oft software and business model is better, we cant think of a complete set of 1000 reasons to use Linux!!
Please read: (79) (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/overviews/activation.asp)
And proceed to: (80) (http://shop.microsoft.com/homeandpersonal/default.asp)
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