This can be a very good article for our FM program. As suggested can we translate it to Nepali and push it for the program. Can be very helpful
On 5/20/07, Puran Thapa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > FOSS Nepal is relay helping me do work in FOSS environment which is the > demand of time. > > Thank you. > > On 5/20/07, Amit Aryal < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > ya always useful one...for all those who seek differences.......... > > > > > > > > On 5/19/07, Prasanna Gautam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm not the writer of this thing.. I just ripped it off > > > > > http://dmartin.org/weblog/things-i-can-do-in-linux-that-i-cant-do-on-windows > > . > > > > > > > > > Things I can do in Linux that I can't do on Windows. > > > > Submitted by dmartin < http://dmartin.org/members/dmartin> on Sat, > > > > 03/03/2007 - 1:06pm. > > > > > > > > - Linux <http://dmartin.org/weblog/categories/linux > > > > > - Open Source <http://dmartin.org/weblog/categories/open-source> > > > > > > > > Since I often hear from friends and people on the Internet about > > things > > > > they can't do in Linux that they could on Windows, I thought I'd > > write up > > > a > > > > list of things I can do in Linux that I can't do in Windows. > > > > > > > > 1. *Update every single piece of software on my system with a > > single > > > > action. *This is one of the main reasons I run Linux. Sure, > > > > Windows has Windows Update, but that only updates the operating > > system, > > > > Office, and a few other things. For every Linux distribution > > I've used > > > > (Gentoo, Red Hat, Suse, Ubuntu), updating is simple. When you > > update, > > > you > > > > have every application, every library, every script - every > > single > > > piece of > > > > software upgraded automatically for you. And on most of them, > > they > > > will > > > > check for updates automatically and notify you. This is great > > for > > > security, > > > > fixing bugs quickly, and getting the latest in features. > > > > 2. *Update nearly everything on my computer without a > > reboot.* On > > > > Linux, there is only one thing that requires a reboot after > > updates. > > > The > > > > kernel. And even then you can continue to run on the previous > > kernel. > > > You > > > > just need to reboot to get the benefit of using the new kernel > > (say, if > > > it > > > > has a bug fix or a new feature). In Windows, many of the updates > > to > > > even > > > > non-critical software require reboots. > > > > 3. *Keep my system secure without software that consumes my > > system > > > > resources, requires my time, and frequently nags me*. Basic > > > > requirement for a secure Windows box include: > > > > 1. Running antivirus protection. AV software consumes > > > > resources and requires routine scans. > > > > 2. A software firewall like ZoneAlarm or the one built into > > > > Vista that constantly asks you if you want to allow software > > to > > > contact the > > > > Internet. More time on your part. > > > > 3. Running Adblock Adaware and/or Spybot Search & Destroy on a > > > > routine basis, consuming your time, and requiring your manual > > > intervention. > > > > People often forget or don't "get around to it". > > > > 4. Never trusting software. You have to go through life > > > > assuming every bit of software and every website on the > > Internet is > > > going to > > > > screw you over. What a sorry state of affairs that is. > > > > > > > > All of this requires your attention, slows your computer, and > > ruins > > > > the open experience of the Internet. None of this is necessary > > in > > > Linux. > > > > You get your software through your distribution. As long as you > > can > > > trust > > > > your distribution, you can trust the software available. Having > > a > > > firewall > > > > is a good thing even in Linux, but most of us have a firewall > > built > > > into our > > > > Cable and DSL modems, or our wi-fi router. A software firewall > > in > > > windows > > > > is as much used to keep malware from calling out as it is to keep > > > outside > > > > intrusions from coming in, and you don't have the same concerns > > in > > > Linux > > > > (since, as I said, you can trust your software). > > > > 4. *Run an entire operating system for free without pirating > > > > software, and without breaking the law.* Most Window's users > > seem > > > > to accept that breaking the law is okay, because it is pretty > > much > > > > required. Either you break the law, or spend countless thousands > > of > > > dollars > > > > on the software you need. You may not think it is a big deal, > > but if > > > you > > > > own a home like I do, you are putting it at risk. While > > unlikely, the > > > > potential is there for software companies to come after you just > > like > > > the > > > > RIAA has come after countless people. With Linux, this isn't > > > necessary. > > > > You can run the software you need without paying for it, and > > without > > > > breaking the law. I know I sleep better at night. > > > > 5. *Take my settings with me where ever I go.* In Linux, all > > your > > > > personal settings are stored in your Home folder, most in folders > > that > > > begin > > > > with a period (like .gaim). So, I can copy all these settings > > from one > > > > computer to another. I can put these settings on a USB > > drive. When I > > > > switched from Gentoo to Ubuntu, I kept all my settings. On > > Windows, > > > some > > > > settings are under your home folder and some are in the > > registry. So > > > your > > > > settings are not portable. > > > > 6. *Run Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, and 7.0 on the same > > > > desktop. * I have all installed thanks to the wonderful > > > IEs4Linux<http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/>project. I can even > > run them > > > side-by-side if I want. For a web developer, > > > > that's huge. Testing browser compatibility to that level on > > Windows > > > > requires multiple machines or something like VMWare. Further, > > when I > > > run IE > > > > under Linux, I don't have to worry about any malware or virus > > getting > > > onto > > > > my system. > > > > 7. *Understand everything that is going on in my > > computer. *Using > > > > Windows is like working with a black box. You can see the > > outside, but > > > you > > > > have no idea what is going on inside. If you hit snags, your > > only > > > option is > > > > to hope Microsoft fixes it. Or, perhaps you can submit a bug > > report to > > > > Microsoft, spending *your time* improving software that a > > company > > > > makes billions from. Under Linux, you can look at the system > > logs, > > > where > > > > you can see most issues. You can search for the log messages on > > > Google, and > > > > can usually track the cause and often find a fix. If not, I can > > even > > > go > > > > look at the source code to find the offending problem. Granted, > > most > > > people > > > > aren't capable or don't have the time to look at the source > > code. But > > > the > > > > fact that tens-of-thousands of geeks do is often very, very > > helpful. > > > And if > > > > you do spend the time filling out a bug report, you are helping > > other > > > people > > > > just like yourself, not contributing your time to a rich software > > > > > company. > > > > 8. *Customize every aspect of my desktop.* In Windows, you are > > more > > > > or less stuck with what you are given. Sure, you can install > > buggy > > > skinning > > > > engines, or you can pay Microsoft extra for the ability to put > > skins on > > > your > > > > desktop. But even these aren't very adaptive. It's just a new > > coat of > > > > paint on the same desktop. Under Linux, I can choose the window > > > manager, > > > > the desktop environment, the theme, the GTK engine, the icon > > theme, the > > > > special effects (see Beryl or Compiz), the filesystem browser, > > and so > > > on. > > > > Nearly every aspect of the system has competitive options. If > > you look > > > > around the internet at screenshots of various Linux desktops, you > > > > > rarely see > > > > two that look the same. > > > > 9. *Benefit from competition between projects for each system on > > my > > > > computer.* As I mention in point 8, there are options for every > > > > aspect of the Linux desktop. Not only is it fun to try the > > various > > > options, > > > > but it leads to better software as multiple projects compete > > against > > > each > > > > other to be the best. Can you imagine competing printing > > backends, > > > > competing desktop environments, or competing USB mounting systems > > on > > > > Windows? I've been a Linux user for 3 years now, and I've seen > > > remarkable > > > > changes in systems used on the Linux desktop, from critical > > systems > > > (XFree86 > > > > switched to X.Org, auto-mounting systems) to non-critical (my > > > > CD-Rom eject button works!). > > > > 10. *Run thousands of great pieces of software that only run on > > > > Linux.* Just like Windows, Linux has software that doesn't run > > on > > > > Windows. Great pieces of software like Amarok< > > http://amarok.kde.org/>, > > > > Bluefish <http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/>, > > > Neverball<http://icculus.org/neverball/>, > > > > Gnumeric < http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/>, > > > K3B<http://www.k3b.org/>, > > > > Beryl < http://www.beryl-project.org/>, > > > gdesklets<http://www.gdesklets.de/>, > > > > and MythTV <http://www.mythtv.org/>. I know this is a > > > > chicken-and-egg point, where Windows has the exact same > > situation. Too > > > often > > > > I hear "I can't switch to Linux because it doesn't run [insert > > Windows > > > > software]". My reason for pointing it out is just to make it > > clear > > > that > > > > this is a two-way street. > > > > 11. *Learn about, support, and appreciate the value of free > > > software<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html > > > > > .* I believe free software is important to us all. Even if you > > use > > > > non-free software, the free software movement ensures checks and > > > balances on > > > > non-free software by offering an alternative. By running a free > > > operating > > > > system and becoming involved in the community, I've contributed > > to free > > > > software, even if only in a small way. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The main point I frequently try to make is that you can't expect > > features > > > > to be 1-to-1 when switching operating systems. We like Adobe > > Photoshop or > > > > Microsoft Office because we have used it for years, and we are > > *used* to > > > > it. We hate change. It's natural that people have a desire for > > > everything > > > > to be identical. Did we expect Windows to be exactly like something > > else > > > > when we started using it? Probably not. > > > > > > > > When you learn closed-source proprietary software like Photoshop or > > > > Office, you have spent *your time* indenturing yourself to a > > lifetime of > > > > spending $700 every so many years. And the same goes for every > > company > > > you > > > > work for that you insist you need Office or Photoshop. And if you > > don't > > > > think that your company's expenses affect your salary, think again. > > > > > > > > Conversely, if you take the time to learn open and free systems like > > > > Linux, Gimp, or OpenOffice, you now have given yourself a lifetime > > of > > > > perpetually free software. The value of that is quite profound. No > > more > > > > worrying about installing Office on more than one computer and > > running > > > into > > > > activation issues. I have OpenOffice installed on all 5 computers I > > own, > > > > *and my flash drive <http://www.portableapps.com/>* where I can run > > it on > > > > any computer I wish. > > > > > > > > Bottom line is, yes, you will have to spend time learning Linux and > > the > > > > software running on Linux if you choose to switch. But by doing so, > > > you've > > > > set yourself up for a lifetime of free computing. For many of you, > > that's > > > > going to be 40, 50, 60, 70 years. A period of learning isn't so > > hard to > > > > swallow, when you can see the value of doing so. > > > > > > > > My advice, should you choose to try Linux, is to forget about making > > it > > > > exactly like Windows. You will spend countless hours, and you will > > fail. > > > > Once you spend signicant time on Linux, every time you use a Windows > > > > computer you will say "Bah, I could do xyz if I was on Linux". > > > > > > > > If you are a Linux user, and you have other things you think should > > be on > > > > this list, please contribute comments below. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Shishir Jha EPC 1970,GPO 8975, KTM,NEPAL --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
