Comment Re:Great Job (Score 1) 65
Articles like this are very important to the continued growth of Linux. "Microsoft Power users" are certainly sharp enough to become "Linux power users". They need to understand the payback. Articles like Nick's show the benefits from using Linux, in plain english. I think there are plenty of computer types in the audience that could reap these benefits if they can be convinced that it's worth the effort to "dive in".
When I went from VMS to Unix at DEC in the late 80's I had a learning curve. But the curve didn't last long - once I stopped thinking VMS -> Unix. It's like a foreign language, in the early stages you think English -> French.
Advertising the benefits of Linux is not a sin just because Microsoft got to where they are through marketing/advertising - certainly not through technical merit.
I welcome more "Benefits of Linux" type articles in the respectable mainstream press.
That's competition.
When I went from VMS to Unix at DEC in the late 80's I had a learning curve. But the curve didn't last long - once I stopped thinking VMS -> Unix. It's like a foreign language, in the early stages you think English -> French.
Advertising the benefits of Linux is not a sin just because Microsoft got to where they are through marketing/advertising - certainly not through technical merit.
I welcome more "Benefits of Linux" type articles in the respectable mainstream press.
That's competition.
