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Originally posted by James
A program called cygwin let's you run Linux at the same time as Windows
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My understanding is that cygwin enables the KDE desktop and some other linus programs to run on Windows, but not all Linux programs.
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Linux is still less user-friendly than Windows or the Mac.
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Mandrake Linux is a doddle to set up and use.
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Linux is more configurable though. You see computer-knowledgable people prefer it that way and wouldn't sacrifice configurability for ease-of-use and usability.
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Thanks for that post. My motivation originally for Linux was that I added a Firewire port to my computer and bought a DV camera, and didn't want to pay to upgrade to Windows XP so I could use it all. As it turns out, a couple of the free Linux programs enable you to download and edit your DV movies into a format that you can use on VCDs and SVCDs (and DV±Rs).
Anyways if people are tired of being forced to pay for constant upgrades to buggy software, I will advise.
In the meantime, download the free program Open Office from:
www.openoffice.org
The Windows version works on Win98SE upwards. You will find it as powerful as Microsoft Office, but free. That's the quality of the stuff you could be using.