why linux

1. Welcome ToThe Cajun Clickers Computer Club Linux Desktop Special Interest Group

The Future of Computing

Have You Ever Used a

Cell Phone

Copy Machine

ATM Machine

Personal Digital Assistant

Router or Wireless Access Point

Done a Google Search

Then You Have Used Linux!!

Forget About Viruses!

You Won't Have To Pay For Your Operating System, or Application Software!

People have said Well, I Didn't Have to Pay For Windows either!

Linux, and all of the tens of thousands of programs that are available for it, is FREE!!! And, free is good!

Open Source Software, Of Which Linux Is A Part, Protects Your Computer!

Windows

Viruses

Trojans

Adware

Spyware

40 Minutes Average

The Linux File System

The Open Source Community Eyes

Blue Screen Of Death Not In Linux

System Slow Downs Not In Linux

Disk Fragmentation Not In Linux

Frequent Reboots Not In Linux

System Crashes - Seldom

Update your ENTIRE computer system in a single click.

No Reboot Required!

No EULA's To Have To Agree To!

After Your Operating System Is Installed, Why Should You Have To Install More Stuff?

You Can Also Throw Away Your Drivers Disks.

Once Linux Is Installed (About 20 Minutes), You Have A fully Functional Computer With Just About Every Software Package Imaginable Already Installed.

Windows Search The Web Find The Site Pay For It Download It Install It Accept The EULA Reboot The Computer Use The Program

Or Get In The Car Drive To Store Find Program Buy It Drive Home Open The Pkg Break The Seal InsertCD Start Installation Agree to EULA Reboot Use The Program.

Linux Open Add/Remove Applications Search For The Program Click Install Use The Program!

JABBER

Gadu-Gadu

GroupWise

WinPopUp

Windows requires newer, bigger, faster, more powerful, more expensive hardware!

Linux Runs On Anything From A 386 To The Latest 64 Bit Dual Core Processors

Enjoy Free And Unlimited Support

Users Groups

Local Communities

Forums

Wiki's

IRC Chat Rooms

Tutorials

Podcasts

ScreenCasts

Google!

Mail Lists

With Windows, What You See Is Pretty Much What You Get.

With Linux, You Can Make Your Desktop Look AND Behave Any Way That You Want It To Work!

Too Many Windows On Your Desktop? Use Workspaces!

You will have to learn:

Linux Ain't XP, But Then XP wasn't Win98, and Vista Isn't XP either. So, if you have to learn a new OS, why not learn one that you can live with for a LOOOOONG time.

You will have to learn that:

You don't have to reboot your computer when you install software.

You don't need anyone's permission to add or remover hardware from your computer.

You don't need anyone's permission to install your operating system and/or software on a different computeror on additional computers.

You don't need anyone's permission to store or play your media on your computer.

You will rarely need to agree to an EULA, and certainly not ones that are as restrictive as are required for closed source software.

You will have to learn that YOU are in control of your computing experience!

If You Absolutely MUST use Proprietary Software

If You Are A Hard Core Gamer

Geek-Speak not allowed

Point 'N' Click

Hands On Workshops in the Club Linux Lab

Frequent InstallFests

Twice Monthly Workshops

SIG Wiki - http://cccclinuxsig.pbwiki.com

SIG E-Mail List

1-On-1 Assistance

The First and Third Mondays of each month at 6 PM in the Cajun Clickers Computer Club Linux Lab. Check the Club Calendar.

Linux Beginners SIG The First Saturday Of Each Month at 9:30 AM in The Linux Lab

Try A Live CD

See One Of The Club Members For A Free Disk.

Install Linux And Keep Windows Too.

Install Linux beside Windows in a dual boot senario.

Install Ubuntu Linux inside Windows using Wubi. This installs Ubuntu into a virtual machine and installs and uninstalls just like any other Windows program.

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