CNET UK: A Letter from Linuxland–Part 1

“There are a million reasons to install Linux, and as many not
to bother. The days when I actually enjoyed making a computer work
through sheer force of will have gone: there’s too much to do with
the things these days to worry about making it happen. If you play
a lot of games, then Linux isn’t an option, but if you spend your
days whooping through the Internet like a gibbon in the rainforest
canopy, then open source will keep you happy. If like me you do a
little of a lot of things, then going free is an intriguing idea
that may be more trouble than its worth. You know where you are
with Windows, even if it’s not exactly where you want to be today.
It’s good enough.

“Until now. I don’t know exactly what bit of Microsoft corporate
madness finally provoked the allergic reaction that swelled my
anger gland…”

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