Microsoft Free, One Year Later

madgreek writes "Last year I wrote of my switch from XP to Ubuntu at work. Now a year later, I am back to reflect on one year of being extremely productive at work using (almost) nothing but open source software in a Microsoft world."

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I tried to go Linux free

[aussie_a]

I tried to go Linux free from 7 months, but ultimately the various shortcomings of the software used under Linux and Linux itself (apparently I had a driver problem that made my internet connection work quite slow), drove me back to Windows XP. I do, however use OOo, Gimp, Firefox and Thunderbird.

Re:Linux at work, it works !

[hyades1]

Please tell me you aren't really one of those irritating little snots who likes to pretend you're on a first-name basis with Linus and his buddies when your only real ability is strutting and preening as you loudly proclaim your marginally-greater knowledge of Linux over the newbies.

You sure sound like one, but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt.

FYI, many people who have never used Linux can't afford to fuck around with it for a week until they figure out how to install and configure programs and drivers that let them do real work with it. Some of those people are thinking about making the leap from XP instead of dealing with Vista and whatever bastard offspring it eventually whelps. They use their computers as tools, not as a sex toys.

This kind of story helps and encourages them. So put your attitude away before you develop bad habits. If you let it show in the wrong place, you might piss off a 90-pound secretary who's scared Linux will make her screw up somehow, and she'll show her appreciation of your vast knowledge by beating the crap out of you.

Re:What I dont get..

[noidentity]

Of course, if a pipe breaks... when you built it yourself, you're the sole responsible for this.

I hate it when I'm turned into a sole, especially one from a smelly shoe!