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Windows to Linux
● How an ex-Microsoftie made the switch● After 11 years programming● I forgot more about Windows than most ever
learn
● Now uses Linux 100%● Do you realize the benefits?
Keith Curtishttp://keithcu.com
Why not Mac?
● Lenovo is a better deal and better machine● Apple laptop keyboards suck and mice
have one button● Keystrokes are unlike Lin/Win● The Mac OS is proprietary
● Depend on a free kernel now● Yet they don't understand it
● DRM, appstore policies, etc.
Experimenting
● If you made it to instructables.com, you can install Linux
● Start anywhere...● Use Firefox, OpenOffice, GIMP, Audacity,
Python, etc. on current OS● I started with dual-boot● I've reinstalled many times till I found
what I liked
Ubuntu
● Download an Ubuntu Live CD and install it
●
Partitions
● If you have tons of space, no problem● Otherwise, do some planning● Create a Linux partition big enough to hold your
data● You will move it over eventually
● Put system and home directory on separate partitions● Let's you easily wipe the OS
● Can dual boot or use VirtualBox-type VMs● Faster / more reliable to dual-boot
Biggest Linux benefit:
Free Software
● 1,000s of applications● Apple / Microsoft will never have this
● Built by a million-man army● Army grows one person at a time
● Each project is gaining steam● Linux is a Ferrari: Incredible power but
still missing cupholders
Blender
Blender issues
● The UI is considered time-consuming to learn
● But the power is amazing
● In a program as complicated as Blender, learning the UI will not hold you up● Look at the complexity of the UI for a Boeing cockpit
● Several great tutorials
● Blender uses the free language Python, the free physics engine Bullet, etc.
● Use free software so you can join the community
Python
Python
● Python has the richest set of class libraries for all aspects of computing
● There are multiple workaround for the perf issues
What can you do?
● Donate $ or time for faster progress● Every group needs programmers● Don't need to join Microsoft to learn
about your computer
The Future
● The key to cars that drive us around is more free software
● There are enough programmers today, but they are not working together
● About to enter a 21st century renaissance● Read my (free!) book to learn more:
http://keithcu.com/SoftwareWars