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Successfully completing a school semester with Linux
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| After a long, gruelling term, I can
| confidently say that I benefitted
| academically from using Linux Mint. Along
| with everything Iâve mentioned, Linux has
| provided less direct benefits, such as faster
| load times and fewer restarts, which make
| getting started on an assignment or project
| easier. Despite having a few bugs ranging
| from annoying (I really wish Do would load on
| startup consistently) to catastrophic (oh my
| god why did my desktop shift what is going
| on), I will probably have some distribution
| of Linux running on my machine when I switch
| to Windows 7, if only to run R and some other
| math programs. If you like to do any sort of
| math on your computer, I recommend you give
| it a go too.
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http://thelinuxexperiment.com/free-software/successfully-completing-a-school-semester-with-linux/
Related:
One reason why Linux fits in the real world better
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| Now, imagine this problem on a Windows based system which is assigned to an
| important task. Lets for instance take something simple, a supermarket crash
| register (A system simple enough to build on any platform). You have three
| cash registers working in a medium sized supermarket. There is a constant
| flow of customers, usually taking up all three registers. One of the
| registers has a RAM problem one morning and the register needs to be sent to
| repair. This leaves 2 cash registers working, making up the flow of customers
| for the malfunctioning register. The two lines get bigger and bigger as the
| two remaining registers struggle to keep up with the constant flow. Customer
| satisfaction goes down, the business suffers. The broken register may only
| arrive a few days later, or the crew that comes to repair might not have
| extra ram with them. The business continues to suffer for the next few days.
|
| Now, imagine this situation, only running on Linux. The register has a
| problem with the RAM, but the Linux kernel simply ignores the problem. The
| register stays working, the lines don't get long, and customer satisfaction
| stays up.
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http://blackravenplace.net76.net/blog6.php/2008/10/18/one-reason-why-linux-fits-in-the-real-wo
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