Solid Block of Ise

Ann-Sofie confessed today that she’d been propagating Ubuntu and Linux to strangers! I knew she’d recommended it to some family members even if they didn’t catch on, but I feel really proud.

My baby is out converting people to Open Source/Free Software!

I converted her to Linux a few months back, and even though she occasionally gets cranky and misses things she’s grudgingly admitted that her frustrations around computers have lessened since she freed herself from Windows. Sure, she still runs Windows inside a virtual machine in order to run Photoshop, but in every other aspect she’s 100% Linux and free software. She’s even started exploring the commandline, getting down and dirty with BASH and all that good stuff.

I think I’m gonna cry some tears of joy now!

Sure, I don’t think everyone is ready to convert just yet. You have to be willing to make a few (very few) sacrifices in order to reap the benefits. Primarily you have to accept that it will be different, and this is where most people fail. But it’s that way any time you change a platform, whether it’s to a Mac or Linux or whatever. I say that as long as you do the switch away from Windows you’re doing a good thing, regardless of what you switch to.

So watch out for Ann-Sofie! It’ll just be a matter of months before she’s a bigger open-source loudmouth than even I am.

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