Sorry I just had to ask this question. I think I have seen a similar titled article in the past but this is mine and is my opinion so argue the toss but you won't change me.
It's no secret I am a Linux user. I have been aware of the name Linux since windows 3.1. I read a little column in .EXE Magazine in 1994 and it always intrigued me. But back then internet access was pretty much non existent in the UK save for BBS systems so getting hold of it would have been no go. Apart from which it was pretty much useless for the average person, although I was a good programmer back then.
After writing my last entry with eye candy in 3D desktops it made me think more. This article is best treated as the opposite view of a regular Windows user using Linux. Also before I get harrassed Linux is actually called GNU/Linux but I am not going to repeat that everytime so from here on Linux actually means a distribution based on the GNU/Linux kernel. Linux is actually a GNU project. GNU/Linux really means the Linux kernel, the actual operating system. But most people, incorrect or not, refer to Linux as the complete package of the operating system, the window manager, desktop environment and applications that run on top of it. This is also how I will also incorrectly refer to it. For more information see GNU.org website.
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