11 Reasons to Love Ubuntu:

• Ubuntuforums.org
• Simple website, setup, all around simple
• Apt-get
• Apt-get
• Ubuntu Wiki
• The Ubuntu community
• Most programs have a special install for it, or at least have specific instructions for Ubuntu.
• Wonderful built in software
• 2 Updates a year
• LTS updates
• Ubuntu chartroom is great for instant support

28 Reasons to love Linux:

• Open Source
• Open Source
• Open Source
• Open Source
• Great help base (though Ubuntu’s is superior)
• Anything is possible with the right knowledge
• Gnome
• Reliability
• Free
• Lash / ffmpeg / lspci / lsusb (amazing, simple commands)
• Grep
• Amazing logging (try finding that in windows!)
• File transfer speeds are shown (MAJOR)
• Makes the best servers
• Cron
• Wget / fdisk / DF –H (so many great command)
• Wine (the Windows emulator, not the alcoholic beverage)
• Not graphically weighed down, but still looks good
• You have a choice of gui ( Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc. )
• You can run just about any sort of server on Linux
• So freaking customizable
• X
• X over SSH
• Great built in support for encryption
• Really easy to start making your own scripts and customizing it just the way you like it.
• Best security, anywhere. No config necessary (but you still can)
• CUPS
• It can run on anything even a 200 MHz processor

24 Reasons to love Unix:

• SSH
• Amazing setup (root /) so much better than C: and D: and E: and F: etc.
• Great integration with PHP, Python, etc.
• Bash / SH
• Mounting is SO easy
• Terminal is worth knowing (cmd.exe is a joke)
• Great built in support for compression (more than just windows zip!)
• Transmission (app)
• Finder/Nautilus are not the ugly  explorer.exe
• Mounting more than a hard drive is possible (network and virtuals)
• You don’t need extras; the basics do it (Ex: ISO making is included in Unix by default)
• Efficiency
• Rarely has Apps act up like Windows (You’ll forget what to do when you see a Don’t Send)
• The Icons look good
• You finally can break away from the start menu of windows.
• Directory/File permissions are worth using
• Directory/File owners are worth using
• Groups are worth using
• Customizabilicity. ( Yes, it’s not a word but even when you can customize your boot loader than is pretty amazing )
• SUDO
• Terminal can look pretty flashy ( compared to cmd.exe )
• It doesn’t lie, it throws files away, it doesn’t recycle them ( attack on the Recycle Bin of Windows )
• It gets along with everyting, Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix always communicates great.
• There is hope for when you have problems

• I have installed a gigabit switch and patch panel. It rocks.
• I have got a server up and running beautifully that my family uses for backups and media streaming
• I am in the middle of setting up a git server on my server.
• I have been messing around with RSA and DSA and PGP keys.
• Finishing up school
• Prepping for taking CIS 200 at K-State. College class at 15 ( Software Design Fundamentals )
• I have become an avid Ubuntu addict.
• Can’t wait to get a Macbook.

The things I use it for are more simple and normal however Dropbox still does a great job at it! Mostly I use it to keep my school papers synced between my desktop, laptop, and my iPod touch so I can work on them anywhere. Also it is extremely valuable with it’s version control system to use it for my code. I just use the free 2 gb version ( but they give out free upgrades and I am up to 2.5 gb ) but 2 gb holds a lot if your not storying videos or music. Also on the iPhone/iPod touch you can have “favorites” which are basically saved locally used for offline situations.

Written from the iPhone/iPod touch WordPress application during first hour at school.

My favorite Linux commands I would want in Windows:

• wget ( I downloaded a program that does this and set it as a variable so it works great! )
• sudo
• apt-get install/remove/update/upgrade
• /etc/init.d/xxxx restart/start/stop ( really nice and simple! )
• /var/log/ ( always helpful in debugging )
• cd ~
• /etc/fstab ( ugly, but it works just the way you want! )
• mount
• netstat

I use a lot of those commands daily, they just WORK, not fancy GUI’s, they just get the job done! Windows why can’t you be like that? Your command line is a joke while Mac and Ubuntu’s terminal is their brightest point.

P.S. PowerShell sucks still Windows!

You asked us to make everyday tasks faster and easier, to make your PC work the way you want it to, and to make it possible to do new things -Microsoft.com

So was that written about WinXP, Vista, or Windows 7? Doesn’t it sound like all Microsoft does is copy and paste? And I agree the tasks are faster, because they require better hardware, therefore it’s the hardware improving not the OS.

Windows 7 was built around your feedback, so you’ll see a lot of things you’ve asked for. -Microsoft.com

I think what most people want from Windows is a fast reliable OS, not tons of useless programs thrown together.

• Sticky Notes
• A Revamped Calculator
• New Paint
• Magnifier
• Snipping Tool
• Windows Power Shell
• Windows Journal
• Tablet PC Input
• Math Input Panel?

Okay right off the bat, Windows Journal, what the heck! Who wants Windows Journal? Okay that’s wastd program #1. Sticky notes, sort of handy but there are already a million programs that do that. Calculator, your cool, you look good but I am never going to do my mortgage with you. Magnifier, really a waste of time. Snipping Tool is useless, and I don’t have a Tablet PC, so why would I want to be able to input. And Windows Power Shell aka renamed command prompt and changed the colors. And who wants to type in Math equations on their computer?

The taskbar is WAY to confusing, I am lost just it is mixing links with things already open, how do I know the difference? It is way to confusing and once again, useless.

Overall, stick with XP, or better yet, go Ubuntu!