Pete Choppin <pchoppin <at> comcast.net> writes: > > > I was just looking for a consensus on this... > > I have been working with Fedora Core 3 for the past month. My new years resolution was to learn Linux. So far, so good. > > I created a dual-boot Fedora / Windows XP. I am now seriously considering going completely 100% Linux and dumping my Windows partition entirely. > > The question is - can you live completely without Windows, or do you sooner or later have to resort to Windows again? > > -- > Pete > > You can do without windows but it really depends on what you are doing. I've been M$ free at home for some time, however, my wife refuses to use the Linux machine. It's a prejudice based on what she is used to -- we all are aflicted by it to some extent. As an example, Firefox and Thunderbird. Because they run on Linux they must suck, so there is resistance to even look (though, once I hid the IE icon from the desktop.....). Some of us welcome change, some don't. (I use Firefox and Thunderbird exclusively -- if I find an eCommerce site that seems to require IE for their forms, I notify the vendor and I find a competitor to do business with.) The bottom line is you have to evaluate what you are doing and ensure that you can continue to do it without windows. I've found that on the homefront there is nothing I need to do that requires windows.....I may have to install a package or an update, but I can always get it done. The workplace -- that is a different subject alltogether..... cheers goose
