One year with Linux
One year ago, I switched to Linux for a variety of reasons revolving around software freedom, choice, and data preservation. At the time, an anonymous commenter shared this piece of wisdom:
What exactly do you think you will be doing with Linux when you install it on that fancy ThinkCentre? You’ll be tweaking MORE, configuring MORE, installing MORE because NOTHING is as packaged and polished. … Enjoy your time with Linux, and when the endless Google searches to fix some miniscule package dependancy version problems finally drive you away, you will of course be welcomed back.
I am happy to report that that has not been my experience. I have spent some time tweaking, but only by choice — not to make things work, but to try some radically different ideas about workspaces and workflow that quite frankly would have been impossible to accomplish on a Mac. There were several weeks where I tried to do everything in a framebuffer console. Now I run a distinctly odd window manager. None of these experiments required compiling anything.
In fact, none of the usual complaints about Linux (hardware drivers, X configuration, package dependencies) have affected me in any significant way.
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Good example
Mark could influence quite a few among his many loyal readers.