mborn
Assalam Alikum,
Well, this is an experience I had, and I thought you should know it.
I have been using linux for 4 years now. I confess I was lazy and I did not to know much about it. I wanted my work to get done.
I read about linux and all its phelosophy and the freedom behind it. But man..I used to say, to install a program on windows is to click on the icon and to find it in the start menu. Linux is not that easy- Though itis NOW and ALWAYS WAS.
then I needed Latex, I had to write scientific papers and I did not know any thing about it. Ironically, Latex is included in Linux!!!
then I wanted smthing easy on windows...there was a very lon list of programs. But those tools of linux stayed smelling good in my mind.
I could not waste much time. I delved myself in the windows world. And with some PDF converting tools everything became smooth.
Even some respected magazines now accept papers in word. But in secrets !!!
Once, I was supposed to publish a paper and it should be in Latex Format. I was set up. What should I do.
I went to the site and downloaded some papers to see how did they do it, so I can do the same.
Oh, but I can learn from this, right? I said to myself, and I learned.
The same can be done on programming, and I did knew things about C and C++,
the same can be done on anything as long as I prefere to learn this way...(I really do, I am famous here of that)
Linux give it all to me.
Linux told me the right way to make things and in the same time, tell me how and why do I do this and that.
Windows and Microsoft did its best to keep me ignorant and lazy.
That's how they may control the whole world, let alone it economy with the new patents laws and the like.
I then knew evrything from the beginning. I knew I should control everything I have and to let it sontrol me. I do know love Linux more than ever before. I am now FREE.
Max
Well, this is an experience I had, and I thought you should know it.
I have been using linux for 4 years now. I confess I was lazy and I did not to know much about it. I wanted my work to get done.
I read about linux and all its phelosophy and the freedom behind it. But man..I used to say, to install a program on windows is to click on the icon and to find it in the start menu. Linux is not that easy- Though itis NOW and ALWAYS WAS.
then I needed Latex, I had to write scientific papers and I did not know any thing about it. Ironically, Latex is included in Linux!!!
then I wanted smthing easy on windows...there was a very lon list of programs. But those tools of linux stayed smelling good in my mind.
I could not waste much time. I delved myself in the windows world. And with some PDF converting tools everything became smooth.
Even some respected magazines now accept papers in word. But in secrets !!!
Once, I was supposed to publish a paper and it should be in Latex Format. I was set up. What should I do.
I went to the site and downloaded some papers to see how did they do it, so I can do the same.
Oh, but I can learn from this, right? I said to myself, and I learned.
The same can be done on programming, and I did knew things about C and C++,
the same can be done on anything as long as I prefere to learn this way...(I really do, I am famous here of that)
Linux give it all to me.
Linux told me the right way to make things and in the same time, tell me how and why do I do this and that.
Windows and Microsoft did its best to keep me ignorant and lazy.
That's how they may control the whole world, let alone it economy with the new patents laws and the like.
I then knew evrything from the beginning. I knew I should control everything I have and to let it sontrol me. I do know love Linux more than ever before. I am now FREE.
Max