I use it because Windows is completely closed. I love programming and Linux makes it easy to screw around with (screw up?) anything.
Heck, Windows doesn't even ship with QuickBasic anymore. They've certainly made it clear you aren't welcome to explore (unless you have several hundred for VS.NET).
Too bad too; I think a lot of youth are missing out on the excitment of programming because of this too. I don't think MS is really interested in fostering more programmers. They have the ones they feel they need.
So anyways - like I said before I started rambling. I love to program and I'll never run out of possibilities with Linux so I love it. I'm like a kid in a candy store.
It motivates me to participate and grow.
BTW - I can relate to 'easier to diagnose problems' argument too.
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No. They do the same as UW for now.
Definitely give this a spin. It is well thought out and goes to some pretty incredible lengths to protect privacy.
I'd fully disagree here. I've used it in 0 and 1 configurations and it worked perfectly.
Failures were easy to manage and rebuilds were a breeze. Managed 5 or so failures with no issues.
It's all well documented and quite simple once you get the hang of it.
I use it because Windows is completely closed. I love programming and Linux makes it easy to screw around with (screw up?) anything.
Heck, Windows doesn't even ship with QuickBasic anymore. They've certainly made it clear you aren't welcome to explore (unless you have several hundred for VS.NET).
Too bad too; I think a lot of youth are missing out on the excitment of programming because of this too. I don't think MS is really interested in fostering more programmers. They have the ones they feel they need.
So anyways - like I said before I started rambling. I love to program and I'll never run out of possibilities with Linux so I love it. I'm like a kid in a candy store.
It motivates me to participate and grow.
BTW - I can relate to 'easier to diagnose problems' argument too.