Spideroak arch linux3/17/2023 My workstation and MacBook Air are both running Fedora 25 Cinnamon spin, while my Thinkpad is running Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon. ![]() My main machine is a Dell Optiplex 7020 (Core i5 processor, 16GB DDR3 RAM, 120GB SSD AND 1TB HDD), a Lenovo Thinkpad X230 (Core i5 processor, 16GB DDR3 RAM, 240GB SSD), and an Apple Macbook Air (Core i5 processor, 2GB RAM, 60GB SSD. I have three machines with I rely upon to do my work. I fall into the open source camp as opposed to free software, but I still have an edge on other students who rely mainly on Mac OS and Windows, although unfortunately, I'm only one of a few in the department who uses Linux. Also, FLOSS has reduced the cost of my education significantly because I'm not required to buy expensive licenses, which lock me into specific software. I have a passionate belief in the technical superiority of open source tools over proprietary ones because they allow me the freedom to use them however I wish. I was first introduced to Linux by my programming teacher he is a passionate believer in FLOSS and he converted me. ![]() I'd like to share my own philosophy regarding open source. I have built my workflow around only using open source software if at all possible, although I am required to use a couple of proprietary tools sparingly. In that time, I have gone from only using LibreOffice to expanding into a purely Linux and open source workflow. I've used Linux now for 3 1/2 years, which to me is a substantial period of time. Once I started writing software, I realized how important this would be." "When I first got into technology I didn't really understand what open source was. Learn what hardware and software tools this university student uses every day.Īaron CockerThis quote mirrors my own personal experience with FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software).
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