Well my reason for getting into free software isn't near as philisophical as Will's reason, but here goes...
Basically, it was something different, and hopefully, something better. Still Windows has great advantage in some areas. Really it's probably not Windows itself, but perhaps the software I use that only runs on Windows and it runs really really well in the Windows environment. I like using Linux because I can see more of what goes on behind the scenes in my OS. I can try to fix the nitty gritty things if I want to. I don't HAVE to, but I can if I want. I'm just that kind of person. I like taking things apart. When I was young I took apart every piece of electronic equipment I had in my room. I am just interested in the nuts and bolts of things. That's all. So far I consistenly get better uptime with my Linux machines. I like that too. -- Brad Bendily - CNA
