[CLUE-Tech] Enthusiasm for Linux

[Chris Terry]

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>I can attest to the fact that the switch can be a bit
>disorienting/painful, I did it years ago... but if you make the effort
>to switch to Linux, and Linux apps, I think you'll have fewer problems. 
>


When I first made my switch to Linux (about a year and a half ago), I 
was willing to accept the fact that Linux is very different from 
Windows, in archetecture, focus, and attitude.  I was fortunate enough 
to have an old hard drive available to allow for a dual-boot sort of 
thing.  That was probably the biggest factor for me.  If I got scared, 
or didn't know how to do what I wanted to do, I could go back to windows 
and look it up (I was on AOL at the time...ugh.).  While the information 
was not always up-to-date or useful, It was almost always enough to 
point me in the right direction.

Maybe it will be a help to other potential Linux users as well.  Go into 
it thinking of it as a foreign country, as a different exprience.  If 
you allow yourself time to acclimatize and adjust, things should go 
smoother.  Bringing along your Windows-Linux dictionary (wether it's a 
dual-boot setup, or another computer, or whatever)  is a great way to 
start out in the chaotic world of Linux.