I have used Windows through many generations. I was happy. I began to feel frustrated as a user because I felt constrained somehow. I could find tools but actua

I have used Windows through many generations. I was happy. I began to feel frustrated as a user because I felt constrained somehow. I could find tools but actually making tools, i.e. programming, was out there somewhere that I could not get a handle on. I grew up on machines with BASIC at the command prompt and was initially just fine with Windows. I had a spreadsheet and email and a browser, what more could I want? I initially tried Ubuntu Linux because of a piece of software that was only available on Linux. I found Linux incredibly frustrating. Where were my clickable GUIs? Command lines and sudo and permissions drove me crazy. Eventually I became somewhat comfortable with those things, found my way through the various forums, learned the file hierarchy well enough to deal. Downloaded an IDE or 6, played with C and Python and Ruby. Got to the point where I can fix a weird problem in an hour or so. And.... I still have this legacy XP machine that my business runs on. A machine I have grown to hate, that feels like a prison. That requires constant registry cleaning, virus removing and endless invested time that does not lead to any kind of progress. But....I can't just jump on over to Linux completely. I have Quickbooks holding me back. Eventually I will get SQL Register going or some other solution running and slurp all the legacy data from two companies into it. I am an earlyish adopter, not at the front of the curve but before the hump for sure. I am not a typical user I am small business oriented, certainly not a gamer or a casual user. I believe that Linux will prevail in time. It is important to remember that the widespread use of computers is barely a decade old. It may seem like an eternity if you are living in the fast paced world of development and business, but it has been only seconds for everyone else.