I think you got some great answers, with the general theme that Linux is an
excellent operating system AND people have written native Linux ham programs
that also are excellent. Bottom line -- hams will be more than happy running
Linux as their prime operating system.
There was one replier who felt the need to denigrate Windows ("You will be
rewarded with inexpensive secure software that is very robust and stable.
Something you never had with Windows and it's what makes Linux great.")
That part is kind of hard to understand. My Win XP SP3 machine has never
crashed, not even once over these many years. At work, our Vista machines
never go down, except when Building Maintenance decides to cut power to the
mains. And I have used wonderfully robust Windows programs for many years.
The fact that Windows is both stable and robust does not mean I think Linux
isn't. In fact, since I first read about Unix in 1977 and in the 80s played
with various PC ports of Unix, and later Linux over the years, it's been
fascinating to see this platform flourish and grow. It IS an excellent
operating system.
Jim - K6JM
----- Original Message -----
From: n0alo
To: digiradio
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 4:53 PM
Subject: [digitalradio] Ubuntu - thank you
Thank you everyone for the very usefull information. The response was great!.
I think I will install
both on the HD so I can choose on boot-up for the time being. I have been
told that once using
Ubuntu for awhile, I will never want to go back to windows. We will see.
Thanks again
Lynn
