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<blockquote data-quote="newmikey" data-source="post: 2588" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Why would I NOT use Linux? I've moved to Linux as my daily driver back in the WindowsXP times, over 15 years ago. It allows me to control my own PC, liberates me of most network-born threats, allows me free access to a huge software domain, OS as well as applications are updated regularly, does not clutter or slow down my drives, requires minimal maintenance, no BSOD, no unwanted crapware eating up space and processor-time. In the end, it allows me to literally achieve any result I want whether it is office-related, photography-related or multimedia-related.</p><p></p><p>I use Win10 at work and every time I log in I'm confronted by its crippled interface, lack of customization options and limited software availability (although cross-platform software being ported from Linux to Windows is becoming more popular these days). I'm also very much aware of the fact my PC is constantly communicating ("phoning home") without me being able to stop it. Installing and then removing software leaves bits and pieces all over the place. My wife uses a Mac, quite intuitive interface which she likes but restrictive as hell - you're basically using what someone else has decided is the best interface and software.</p><p></p><p>I'm not at all against paying for software (and I have paid for both Photomatix and NeatImage) but when I pay for something, I expect to pay once, then own it and have the right to do with it as I please, use it alongside other options and not be tied to a single monopolistic supplier.</p><p></p><p>So your mention of "free" as in "no money" is not what drives me (and most other Linux users) at all. It is "free" as in "freedom" to control my own hardware and software and make it do exactly what I myself require.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newmikey, post: 2588, member: 17"] Why would I NOT use Linux? I've moved to Linux as my daily driver back in the WindowsXP times, over 15 years ago. It allows me to control my own PC, liberates me of most network-born threats, allows me free access to a huge software domain, OS as well as applications are updated regularly, does not clutter or slow down my drives, requires minimal maintenance, no BSOD, no unwanted crapware eating up space and processor-time. In the end, it allows me to literally achieve any result I want whether it is office-related, photography-related or multimedia-related. I use Win10 at work and every time I log in I'm confronted by its crippled interface, lack of customization options and limited software availability (although cross-platform software being ported from Linux to Windows is becoming more popular these days). I'm also very much aware of the fact my PC is constantly communicating ("phoning home") without me being able to stop it. Installing and then removing software leaves bits and pieces all over the place. My wife uses a Mac, quite intuitive interface which she likes but restrictive as hell - you're basically using what someone else has decided is the best interface and software. I'm not at all against paying for software (and I have paid for both Photomatix and NeatImage) but when I pay for something, I expect to pay once, then own it and have the right to do with it as I please, use it alongside other options and not be tied to a single monopolistic supplier. So your mention of "free" as in "no money" is not what drives me (and most other Linux users) at all. It is "free" as in "freedom" to control my own hardware and software and make it do exactly what I myself require. [/QUOTE]
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