“It’s more than a product; it’s a movement
I soon realized that many long-time Linux users have an emotional
connection to the OS, and I don’t mean the anger and frustration
that Windows veterans feel whenever their PCs flake off. I once
made the newbie mistake of referring to “Ubuntu” when I was really
talking about the Gnome interface that’s used with many different
versions of Linux. The erroneous reference made many Linux veterans
cringe, and I understand their pain. The prospect of Windows users
bringing their preconceived notions of personal computing into the
open-source community must be frightening for them.“The ability to apply different interfaces to the OS was a novel
concept after years of the Windows monolith. KDE, Gnome, and Xfce
are the most popular Linux graphical interfaces, most of which are
based on the X Window System, but many hard-core Linux users stick
with its command-line interface, which harkens back to DOS. Instead
of taking whatever features Microsoft offers, Linux lets you mix
and match components and functions to meet your needs and fit your
style.”