gHacks Technology News | Latest Tech News, Software And Tutorials » convert to linux http://www.ghacks.net A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:24:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 25 reasons to convert to linuxhttp://www.ghacks.net/2006/01/12/25-reasons-to-convert-to-linux/ http://www.ghacks.net/2006/01/12/25-reasons-to-convert-to-linux/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:58:19 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/?p=277 I´am like most of you using windows xp as my primary operating system. I always pondered if I should make a complete change to Linux, make a dual boot system or stay with windows. Every decision would have advantages but also disadvantages.

The site bellevuelinux lists 25 reasons to convert to Linux and they are doing a good job. What they are saying is basically that its free and more secure. I agree with most of their reasons but some do not make lots of sense to me.

For example, 12) the number of distributions is not a positive factor, at least not for someone who wants to change and does not know about them. It´s hard to make a selection.

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