Originally Posted by pause
what i'm worried about is the stability of linux operating systems. but then everyone says they are far more stable than windows.
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Linux is Rock stable, Its because of the Linux Kernel(kernel is a core part of OS).When Linux Kernel Was made no comprise was made in stability. You do not need to restart Computer every now & then as in case of windows. It Linux can 24/7. where as in windows, we experience a slowdown in speed after PC is running for few hours.
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the second thing is compatibility. can i use gmail on linux? yes, i can through pidgin.
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How can you use Gmail though pidgin, as Gmail is Email service from Google & Pigdin is a Multi protocol instant Messenger?
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but then isn't linux made up of bits and parts drawn from hundreds of softwares made by different people using different techniques? but then windows is made the same way, or is it? would that create a conflict within the OS? can't say. if i don't like linux, can i remove it and get the partition back? well?
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This the Power of windows, it made of small pieces. figure it out like this. Windows is like a car made all in single piece & Linux is made of many smaller units. If something goes Wrong with your car, get a new one( read Format & install again). but with Linux You can repair the part which is not working, no need to install again.
Also This gives us Choice of choosing components . The Punch Of Linux Is
Linux - We have a Choice
Everything in Linux can be customized according to Requirements
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would the document i wrote on open office on a linux OS be saved in word format so that someone still stuck with MS Word can see it and modify it? possibly yes.
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Openoffice supports many other format apart from ODF like DOC,PDF etc. You are talking about compatibility, even MS office suffers from this. Like version 2007 files do not open correctly in previous versions. So Best would be Convert the document in PDF and carry it around.
FYI, OpenOffice.org is
standards compliant - certified by OSI as open-standard compliant, and the first software package in the world to use OASIS OpenDocument Format (ISO 26300) as its native file format.
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but then i guess skepticism about linux would come from not knowing enough about it. most of the things (do this, do that) about linux seem complex to me. but perhaps for a linux user to hear someone say a "do this and do that" about XP would sound bewildering because he has no clue what the fella is talking about.
ignorance is what creates this skepticism; add to that the notion that something free cannot be good (Hah!). as an XP user who is trying to test linux as a preferred OS, the road is fraught with doubts and skepticisms. it will take some time to get used to a new OS environment. i don't think patience would be a virtue most users will have. so linux will have to "Wow!" the user from day 1. can it do that?
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True, Its easier to use Linux then most windows users think, as you are used to windows Ways. For using using linux you need to unlearn Few Things. Remember
Linux is Not Windows
But don't worry you will Soon get used to the Linux way of doing things