Best free programs
,----[ Quote ]
| ‘THAT’S a cool looking notebook,” the customer at the computer shop said.
|
| He was referring to the Asus Eee PC, an ultra-portable notebook that I was
| buying. The notebook’s small form factor and attractive price had made quite
| an impression, and he asked me a few more questions. The fact that the
| computer had no hard disk but used a flash memory drive seemed to intrigue
| him, but the idea of Linux—the operating system installed on the Eee PC—
| seemed to stump him. He had only heard of the operating system but had never
| used it.
|
| “Okay ba ’yan? [Is it okay?]” he asked.
|
| In the brief time I had, I tried to explain to him that Linux wasn’t just
| okay, it was superior to Windows in terms of security. In the two years since
| I switched from Windows, I told him, I had never been hit by a virus attack—
| and I’ve never had to use any antivirus software.
|
| What about programs, he wanted to know. On Linux, I explained, all your
| software is free (in both senses of the word). There is no need to pay
| exorbitant licensing fees or use pirated programs and you are free to modify
| them to suit your needs.
`----
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business6_feb19_2008
Related:
Fear and Loathing in Cupertino
,----[ Quote ]
| It wasn't until later, giving the same presentation at Linux World that
| I'd missed giving at the Apple show, that I realized that Apple were
| scared of the SuSE Linux desktop I was using. They didn't want
| customers to see anything other than Apple-badged everything at
| their show. Especially if it was something better. They were
| scared of their customers even seeing a choice.
`----
http://www.tuxdeluxe.org/node/175
|
|
