A few weeks ago I wrote a short couple of paragraphs on Ubuntu Linux and how easy it was to install for the home user. That’s all fine and dandy, but would a home user be able to cope with something so different? Was I able to cope with it as my main OS? Read the rest of this entry »
For most people computer software is what comes with their computer. Usually this means some combination of Windows XP Home Edition, Internet Explorer, perhaps Microsoft’s Works suite and some CD/DVD writing software. The average user doesn’t tend to do upgrades either and as such, the uptake of open source software is relatively small outside the commercial and geeky community.