Monday, November 3, 2008

I endorse....

So, in the seemingly charged political arena that is soon to come to an end, we have had many prominent politicians and public figures endorsing their favorite candidates. So,while folks are offering their political endorsements, I figured that in the enduring debate as to who offers a better operating system (Macs vs Windows), I would like to my endorsement at this time. I endorse Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/

Seriously, I was always interested but intimidated by the Linux system thinking that you have to be computer literate (with regards to programming, not checking email and surfing), however, a couple of months ago, my computer was crashing and my friend turned me on to Ubuntu - a completely free operating system. In of itself, that is no big deal (except if you are using a bootlegged windows or have to pay $400 for a new version), but it is the excitement of being part of this whole new world that is charming. Not only, is the ubuntu operating system worked on (mostly voluntary, I presume) using contributions from all over the place, there is a whole slew of software that is also made available for free that you can just download of the internet.
Well, there is actually a lot more I can say about this, but I will desist.