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]]> 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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