[SBE] Career advice needed

[Mike Langner]

Comment from Albuquerque, NM

I use Ubuntu Linux with great ease and with a very easy transition from
Windows.

My resource-intensive expensive new laptop runs Windows Vista.

My old 512 meg memory 700 meg processor laptop runs Ubuntu Linux.

The Linux machine performs tasks as fast as, if not faster than, the Windows
machine.

Ubuntu is available from the Internet as an .iso file, or if you get one of
the not-too-expensive beginner's books on Linux, like "Dummies' Guide to
Ubuntu Linux" you'll find a free CD in the back of the book. Support, from
Canonical and from the Ubuntu users' group is free, although there are in
addition extensions and applications that are sold for a free.

Open Office is phenomenal.  I have it installed on both the Windows and the
Linux machine.

Whatever route you choose, good luck.  I think we're all going to see lots
more Linux (of whatever flavor) particularly as embedded systems in the
coming years!

Mike/

Mike Langner, CPBE
Albuquerque, NM
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org]On Behalf Of Gary
O'Guinn
  Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:14 AM
  To: sbe member discussion mail list
  Subject: Re: [SBE] Career advice needed


  Both.

  There are Open Source distributions available from the Web, and Linux can
also be purchased. Ubuntu, SuSE, and I also believe Red Hat have .ISO files
which can be downloaded, burned to a CD or DVD , and booted from so you can
install Linux to the local hard drive. The advantage of purchase, is that
you usually get bundled software included with the package, some form of a
small instruction manual, and product support. The product support can be
valuable if this is the first time you have installed Linux. Earlier
versions of Red Hat and SuSE required a fair amount of user intervention,
and knowledge, to get the proper drivers installed. Currently though the
distributions I am familiar with have installation "Wizards" which pretty
much automate the installation process: however you still need to be
somewhat familiar with your hardware platform. - This is where tech Support
can be a lot of help.

  I hope this helps you.
  Gary O'Guinn
  KTUU-TV
  Anchorage, Alaska


  Russ VanderHorst wrote:
    Hi Henry,



    Is Linux a free system, or something that must be purchased?



    Thanks,



    Russ



    From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of
A9xw at cs.com
    Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:34 AM
    To: sbe at sbe.org
    Subject: Re: [SBE] Career advice needed



    Red Hat linux seems to be the best avenue.

    Henry

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