Giv me 10 reasons on why openSUSE 11 is better than Windows

[smpoole7]

Why "ten reasons?"

If your home is unsafe, must I provide ten (or even five) reasons for you to address the problem? How unsafe is it? Your question assumes a binary solution set for ten instances. It's an arbitrary number pulled out of the air. Therefore -- don't take this the wrong way -- I choose not to play.

Instead, you should ask for reasons, ranked in order of importance. In that case, I'd probably rank security and stability right at the top.

If you're talking convenience, the multiple desktops and not having to play "whack a mole" with a dozen "you have unused icons!" and "please update me" pop-ups when you first start up would rank high on my list.

As everyone else has said, simply try Opensuse. It may not work with your hardware. You may just not like it. But that's why there are Live CDs; you can try it for long enough to see if it intrigues you. If so, then do a dual installation, Windows and Opensuse on the same computer.

And perhaps, in time, you'll do as I did: you'll only use Windows when you have no choice because you truly like Linux better.

[ken_yap]

One reason is good enough for me: I feel relaxed using Linux: I don't have to constantly watch over my shoulder wondering if the malware writers are cooking up some new malware to infect my machine. I don't have to worry about renewing my software licenses, or wondering if the <insert proprietary software package name here> has been obsoleted by some newer version, requiring an expensive update. I can see what my machine is doing to any depth that I wish, instead of wondering if it's doing things behind my back because it's closed source. And most of all there are knowledgeable people and good sources of information out there. Usually the answer to can this be done in Linux is Yes, provided it was a reasonable expectation. Ok that's more than one reason, but nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, er I mean, one gets carried away talking about Linux.

[DSDimitrov]

Don't ask for answer on this question. Before 3 years I try the same as you. After that I find a job like student, where the Team use only SLES and SLED, because the job was on Novell Project. There I start to work with Linux and more operating systems. There isn't a perfect or better OS. It depends on your target. Now I prefer windows in some situations, in other I use openSuse or Fedora. So I thing the best strategy is to learn to use and administrate different OS, and to choose one of them for the particular situation.

[conram]

Welcome to the forum.
In windows you have to hire license security guards (anti virus, anti spam, etc)
In linux it's people power (community of volunteers)
[B]I guess[!/B]

[growbag]

Why not simply ask yourself why you use Windows?

Write down your answers honestly and then read them back.

If you are satisfied, then forget all about Linux and find something else to do.

If not satisfied, then maybe think about looking for an alternative.

But if you have to have someone tell you what to do, then with respect you really don't get the point to begin with.

Oh yes, and if you are going to try convincing people to switch, then you are headed down a very slippery path with a big pit of quicksand waiting for you at the end of it.

There is a very old and wise saying: "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink", which I think is quite fitting in this situation.

Operating systems are neither a religion nor a club.

This sounds like a product of the "advertising age" to me, everyone has to be told what is cool in order to be "with the in crowd", and if you have to be told what is cool, then baby you aint!

[j_xavier]

the justification for using linux instead of windows for you cannot be answered by someone else, i can only answer why it is the choice for me and how i arrived at this decision.

for myself, the "free" or "open vs proprietary source" arguments just don't apply, i am fortunate enough to be able to use the tools i find the most useful. i don't think the comparison about security is valid, thou it takes more work on the part of the user to secure a windows machine and it can be done very well.

There is more choice of software and hardware in the windows world with few linux applications that are more capable than their windows counterparts.

That being said, why after many years of using the parade of dos,win3,win9X,winNX, etc.... did i change? because i am certainly better schooled at it than 'nix.

The turning point was realizing that it was the only way to retain ownership of my computer.

read the EULA... i refuse to comply with their position on intellectual property and their rights to my personal information.

[RicardoVarasSantana]

I would also add that Kword lets you open and modify pdf files right out of the box I love that feature! Wish openoffice did that too.

regards.

[Knurpht]

Originally Posted by Akoellh

Give me one reason why you need somebody to persuade you?

If you _don't_ have enough interest, curiosity and initiative to try yourself, stay with windows.

And no, openSUSE is not better than Windows, because Windows is not better than openSUSE.

@Akoellh: if you do not have anything decent to answer, then do not post. Stop kicking people back to where they came from. The open source community profits from large numbers of users asking 'silly or stupid questions'. Once again: not a single question is stupid/silly, the answer to it can be.

[69_rs_ss]

Knurpht wrote:
> Akoellh;1958914 Wrote:
>> Give me one reason why you need somebody to persuade you?
>>
>> If you _don't_ have enough interest, curiosity and initiative to try
>> yourself, stay with windows.
>>
>> And no, openSUSE is not better than Windows, because Windows is not
>> better than openSUSE.
>
> @Akoellh: if you do not have anything decent to answer, then do not
> post. Stop kicking people back to where they came from. The open source
> community profits from large numbers of users asking 'silly or stupid
> questions'. *Once again: not a single question is stupid/silly, the
> answer to it can be*.
>
>
But this is a decent answer. Why would any of us know why another user
should use one software over another, that decision should be made by
the user after trying all alternatives out and figuring which suits
their need. Nowhere in his post do I see him saying anything about the
question being stupid/silly.

[iliapi]

Originally Posted by Akoellh

Give me one reason why you need somebody to persuade you?

If you _don't_ have enough interest, curiosity and initiative to try yourself, stay with windows.

And no, openSUSE is not better than Windows, because Windows is not better than openSUSE.

Goodness....didnt u read the question?....its answers like these that make us wanna quit trying other OS apart from what we are used to....If you must know, i AM going to switch to openSUSE..what i asked for in addition, before i switch, was solid reasoning so as to help persuade friends of mine who are in very good IT positions in my country, to try out Linux... jeez...All i am trying to do is help people who have been blinded by the majority paid-for OSs out there, to open up and try something different..and you just aint helpin the Linux numbers grow with comments like that...