Posted on 04/21/2014 5:26:29 AM PDT by ShadowAce
Writing this on F20. But then again, had zero problems with fedoras 14-19 as well. Occasionally there are hiccups but 99.7% of the time the damn thing just works.
I mean, just geek on out all the way and be a binary-head!
Like good shampoo, it tingles. ;-)
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“In addition, anyone can see the source code for Linux and modify it however they like.”
With a little programming savvy, one can ‘modify’ any OS. Computers are only as smart as their programmers. And there are programmers who are not as smart as the ‘user’.
Or even LFS.
There may be others who have seen me post this in the past 6 months...but I answer your question with a question.....Why?
I am still using XP but just not for internet access. I have no need for driver updates nor do I have any compatibility headaches.
I have installed Virtual Box (which is free). I then created a Virtual Machine using a Linux Mint 15 Live DVD. This I downloaded for free and burned to a DVD.
Once you get things setup, go to the Control Panel in WinXP and disable TCP/IP and Client for MS Windows in the Properties section for your primary network interface.
Then enable a bridged network connection to your NIC in the VM properties and you are done. Linux Mint uses Firefox and you can import you bookmarks and your profile from WinXP to Mint easily. Mint can access all your files in the WinXP controlled areas and drag 'n' drop from XP to Mint works too.
So for email (Thunderbird) and internet browsing (Firefox) I use Linux. For all the applications I love, I use my WinXP as I always have with no security issues to worry about since XP can't access or be accessed from outside my PC.
“Nice list with brief descriptions, but 50 of them?”
“That is one of the main problems with Linux distros — 50?”
It’s called choice. I imagine a few Soviet immigrants to the USA said similar upon entering a supermarket. “50 kinds of soup, Comrade? That’s the trouble with America, too many choices, too many decisions. Borscht was good enough”.
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