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Switching to Linux from Windows as a regular user can work most of the time, but there are always subtle things and expectations that don't work. If you survive
by iwwr 16y ago
Switching to Linux from Windows as a regular user can work most of the time, but there are always subtle things and expectations that don't work. If you survive the little frustrations, you are 99% there. Unfortunately, it means it's costly to switch if the work environment depends on either Windows or a Windows application. Mr. Barr actually needed Windows, so he ran it from VirtualBox, which is really not a complete switch-over.
Finally, while having a helpful community, one is left with the impression that there is a much lower threshold for complaining, being free software.
- davidw 16y agoSwitching to Linux from Windows as a developer can work most of the time, but there are always subtle things and expectations that don't work, and in general, the experience is quite frustrating. I know, I occasionally am forced to because some client is Windows only.
- Zak 16y agoSwitching to Windows from Linux as a developer can work most of the time, but there are always subtle things and expectations that don't work, and in general, the experience is quite frustrating. In either direction, there are things to get used to. I'm used to good package management and being able to customize certain window management behavior. Both are sources of frustration on Windows or Mac.
- Symmetry 16y agoI very much agree about window management being much easier on Linux. Windows 7 made things better, but there's still a ways to go before they catch up with Gnome in this regard.