http://polishlinux.org All About GNU/Linux and BSD - reviews, comparisons, articles Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:42:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://polishlinux.org/why-linux/cost-and-tco-of-linux/#comment-62918 Maarten Kooiker Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:54:44 +0000 http://polishlinux.org/why-linux/cost-and-tco-of-linux/#comment-62918 I can not agree more with you! Though I also must admit that changing operating system is a scary thing for many people. People don't like changes. But once open source programs run on Windows (like firefox, Thunderbird and open office) peolpe will get used to open source and after that it will be easier to change operating system, since people do not have to get used to other programs anymore. Another help could come from the virtualization programs like VirtualBox, where you can try other operating systems from within your Windows system. Want to try? check my blog! I can not agree more with you! Though I also must admit that changing operating system is a scary thing for many people. People don’t like changes.
But once open source programs run on Windows (like firefox, Thunderbird and open office) peolpe will get used to open source and after that it will be easier to change operating system, since people do not have to get used to other programs anymore.
Another help could come from the virtualization programs like VirtualBox, where you can try other operating systems from within your Windows system. Want to try? check my blog!

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