Comments for Moving to Open Source http://www.beautiful-vision.com a journey into the realm of Open Source alternatives Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Choosing the correct open source operating system by UriShare - Choosing the correct open source operating system http://www.beautiful-vision.com/choosing-the-correct-open-source-operating-system#comment-5 UriShare - Choosing the correct open source operating system Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:56:38 +0000 http://www.beautiful-vision.com/choosing-the-correct-open-source-operating-system#comment-5 [...] Choosing the correct open source operating system What is the best open source operating system for beginners? There in one obvious answer to this question - at least for me. Submitted: 1 minute ago Category: Technology Submitter: RssFeed Website: www.beautiful-vision.com Report this link: Click here to report Comments: 0 [...] […] Choosing the correct open source operating system What is the best open source operating system for beginners? There in one obvious answer to this question - at least for me. Submitted: 1 minute ago Category: Technology Submitter: RssFeed Website: http://www.beautiful-vision.com Report this link: Click here to report Comments: 0 […]

]]> Comment on Choosing the correct open source operating system by Raseel http://www.beautiful-vision.com/choosing-the-correct-open-source-operating-system#comment-4 Raseel Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:35:45 +0000 http://www.beautiful-vision.com/choosing-the-correct-open-source-operating-system#comment-4 When you mentioned open source operating systems, I think the two main categories are Unix-based Distros like OpenSolaris, etc. and the Linux-based Distros, like Ubuntu , Fedora , etc. Also, a better way to evaluate Open source Distros is to get hold of LiveCDs for the Distro (most modern Distros have a LiveCD version) and play around with it and of course, do all the checking out of websites, etc. as you mentioned. After you are done with the hands-on experience, you can try it out When you mentioned open source operating systems, I think the two main categories are Unix-based Distros like OpenSolaris, etc. and the Linux-based Distros, like Ubuntu , Fedora , etc.

Also, a better way to evaluate Open source Distros is to get hold of LiveCDs for the Distro (most modern Distros have a LiveCD version) and play around with it and of course, do all the checking out of websites, etc. as you mentioned.
After you are done with the hands-on experience, you can try it out

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]]> Comment on Moving to Open Source by Peterix http://www.beautiful-vision.com/moving-to-open-source#comment-2 Peterix Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:59:40 +0000 http://www.beautiful-vision.com/moving-to-open-source#comment-2 Hi. There are many open source operating systems to choose from. I'm relatively new to this too, but I've already tried a few Linux distros. Namely Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Also, being a programmer is not really needed :) I'm a programmer but haven't had to touch a single line of code to get things working. Ubuntu is pretty user-friendly, but needs a bit of work to get everything going. Codecs have to be downloaded, restricted drivers enabled and other stuff like that. It's not that hard when you know what to do. http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu I think Linux Mint is the better choice for someone just starting out. It's based on Ubuntu, adds some additional functionality and fixes some of the omissions (media codecs and other, more technical stuff). http://www.linuxmint.com/about.php There's many more I didn't have time to try yet and there are other open-source OSes besides Linux - OpenSolaris, FreeBSD/OpenBSD, ReactOS (An open-source clone of Windows ... still in alpha and not really intended for general use, but showing a lot of promise) and many others. Why many businesses don't use open source software? That's simple - they have already invested into proprietary solutions and usually aren't even aware of the alternatives. The larger your company, the more planning and effort is needed to make the switch. Anyway, please, don't feel intimidated by all the choices. Experiment, explore, try a few distros and don't be afraid to ask for help :) Hi.
There are many open source operating systems to choose from.
I’m relatively new to this too, but I’ve already tried a few Linux distros. Namely Ubuntu and Linux Mint.
Also, being a programmer is not really needed :) I’m a programmer but haven’t had to touch a single line of code to get things working.

Ubuntu is pretty user-friendly, but needs a bit of work to get everything going. Codecs have to be downloaded, restricted drivers enabled and other stuff like that. It’s not that hard when you know what to do.
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu

I think Linux Mint is the better choice for someone just starting out. It’s based on Ubuntu, adds some additional functionality and fixes some of the omissions (media codecs and other, more technical stuff).
http://www.linuxmint.com/about.php

There’s many more I didn’t have time to try yet and there are other open-source OSes besides Linux - OpenSolaris, FreeBSD/OpenBSD, ReactOS (An open-source clone of Windows … still in alpha and not really intended for general use, but showing a lot of promise) and many others.

Why many businesses don’t use open source software? That’s simple - they have already invested into proprietary solutions and usually aren’t even aware of the alternatives. The larger your company, the more planning and effort is needed to make the switch.

Anyway, please, don’t feel intimidated by all the choices. Experiment, explore, try a few distros and don’t be afraid to ask for help :)

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