[Discuss] Why use Linux?

[micky at drupalconnection.com (Micky Metts)]

Huge thanks to everyone that has thought about this and responded.
This is a wealth of information. I am not a newcomer to RMS or FSF
ideologies, I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss any key items
that are relevant to a Drupal crowd or a newcomer to programming. Many
Drupal people have entered Drupal through a non-traditional software
development doorway and they do not have a background in software
development  - some are graphic designers and some are HTML and CSS
experts, etc. that will probably learn some PHP due to their
involvement in Drupal.

I want to reach the people like myself - the non-programmer that
understands  most of why free software is important, but due to many
reasons:
lack of knowledge about GNU/Linux
no retail linux stores
no Linux helpdesk (it's a new era where help is in the forums and in
your ' extended circles')
low use of my local OS ( personally I just used it to get to my
servers... which run Linux)
not understanding how to run Linux locally (how easy it is and how
user friendly)
lack of accessibility to try Linux (didn't know about live cd etc..)

Due to these reasons and a few more, I found it easier to just use
Windows for years!

Mea Culpa.



Michele Metts
DrupalConnection.com - Social Networks - Websites for Entrepreneurs
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On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 5:43 PM, John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 4:45 PM, Richard Pieri <richard.pieri at gmail.com>
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>> John Abreau wrote:
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>>> Freedom only for developers is kind of like a democracy where only
>>> wealthy landowners are allowed to vote.
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>> As if freedom only for users is any better.
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> Developers are themselves users. Saying that freedom is "only" for users is
> the same as saying freedom is restricted "only" to everybody.  The
> connotations of the word "only" in that sentence conflict with the fact that
> the group includes everybody, and thus using the word "only" in that
> sentence is .disingenuous.
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