User:Jsbjsb001

From openSUSE

I been using Linux since about 2006 after using Windows for pretty much most of my life. The first Linux distros I starting using were Ubuntu and Kbuntu. I then switched to SUSE, first SUSE 9.2 I think it was and then OpenSUSE 11.0. Have very much enjoyed learning Linux and writing wiki pages for OpenSUSE.

I like OpenSUSE more than other Linux distros (like Ubuntu) for these three main reasons

Choice

• Ubuntu does not give you a choice of desktop environment it's one or the other.
• The Ubuntu installer program does not give you even half the options that the OpenSUSE installer does.

YaST

• Well what more needs to be said.;)

Security

• Ubuntu by default forces you to use sudo and disables the root user account.

Don't get me wrong sudo is quite secure but I don't like being forced by default and I do not want to have to enable root myself.

• AppArmor - once again what more needs to be said;-)

The pros and cons solely between Linux and Windows

My main Linux pros:

• Stable
• Secure
• Flexable
• Portable

My main Windows pro(s):

• Widest range of software and drivers available (particularly in terms of PC games)

On the subject of my one Windows pro, it all comes down to market share. So unfortunately we can't really blame commercial software developers (as much as we would like to) for being slow on the uptake of Linux. In terms of why I use Linux it's all of my Linux pros or I would have just stuck with Windows and been happy with that. Anyway on with the cons:

My main Linux cons:

• certain drivers and application software (mostly pc games) not being available for Linux. (but is getting better all the time)

My main Windows cons:

• Security measures in place (depending on the Windows version and edition)
• Viruses/Spyware.
• Even XP still has a tendency to lose the plot.
• It's no where near as flexible as Linux.
• It's closed source.

On my Linux con, once again it all comes down to market share and that Windows certinly has (as much as we hate it).

In terms of my Windows con 'Security measures in place', I mean protection like file and folder permissions, limited user/superuser concepts. Because unless you have all of that a limited user account can still be able to do things it should'nt. For example with Windows XP Home Edition you do not have any NTFS permissions, you have to pay a bit more money and buy XP Pro. So therefore in XP Home a limited user can still delete important operating system files and folders. Ironic given you pay for Windows and noting for Linux, it says a lot about why Windows has such a problem with things like viruses.

In terms of Linux Viruses yeah there are some but no where even near the amount available for Windows, hence most Linux users don't even use (or really need) anti-virus software.

Once again don't get me wrong XP is for sure an improvement on earlyer versions, but it still has a tendency to just lost it sometimes and blue screen every now and then.

Unlike Linux you can't configure the Windows operating system itself to act as a firewall.

My last Windows con is a no brainer!

If anyone likes or has any suggestions for the wiki pages I have created please feel free to email me on: $$$$$$jms_sellars@yahoo.com.au$$$$$$ (remove the dollor signs)