Posted by MarkB_MI on November 02, 2010 at 19:25:29 from (12.198.120.130):
In Reply to: Compuker Question posted by Buzzman72 on November 01, 2010 at 10:32:57:
As stated earlier, Ubuntu is a Linux variant. I have not used Ubuntu myself, but have about 15 years experience with Red Hat and Fedora, so I think I can speak with some authority. Linux gets better every year, while Microsoft still refuses to address some fundamental issues with Windows. Consequently you put yourself at risk everytime you connect your Windows PC to the internet. You can make Windows acceptably secure, but only by adding third-party antivirus and firewall packages, and keeping them up to date. Few people are willing to go to the expense and aggravation of keeping their OS patches and antivirus current.
Now, as far as Linux goes and Ubuntu in particular, I wouldn't be concerned as long as your friend is willing to help you out any time you run into a problem. It helps if you have some UNIX experience, but this is not necessary. Once your Ubuntu system is up and running it will be quite stable and should require little maintenance other than running the program which automatically installs updates.
As far as compatibility with the rest of the world, you'll find that OpenOffice is quite current with MS Office. It is not as polished of a package as MS Office, but what do you expect for free?
You don't necessarily have to pick one over the other. I suggest you start out using a bootable CD to run Linux on your PC without actually installing it. Most of the major distributions have "Live CD" options including Ubuntu and Fedora.
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