Has Ubuntu Replaced Windows on Your Box?

[mitch epling]

i have switched 3 years ago and never looked back

use_real_email_ulist at ohiggins.ubuntu.com wrote:
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>> This is something of a quick straw poll.  I'd like to know how many
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>> have actually replaced Windows with Ubuntu Linux.  If you have not
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>> replaced Windows altogether (i.e., you're still dual-booting), there's
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>> need to respond.  I'm really only interested in hearing from those who
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>> have completely replaced Windows.
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>> Thanks in advance for your time.
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>> Don
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>> DC Parris     Libre Software Advocate
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>> http://matheteuo.org/
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>> "Hey man, whatever pickles your list!"
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>> ubuntu-users mailing list
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> I have completely replaced windows recently. I replaced it on a
> Athlon64 +3000, 250GB SATA HDD, GeForce 6600 TF PCIe, 1GB PC3200 RAM. 
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> With my windows machine I've done lots of sound production, lots of web
> development(php)/designing, and played lots of games :cool:. 
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> So, why did I change? I changed because of costs, plummeting myself
> rapidly in the IT world for a career, and realizing I'll be building a
> separate machine someday for windows. Note that I'll only be building a
> separate windows machine to help me in IT and because I may need
> something I can't do in Linux. 
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> Granted I haven't been with linux for very long but I'm loving it so
> far. I'm all setup and done everything I did on Windows except game.
> Somehow, I got sick of gaming. Nothing seems to be fun anymore but one
> text based game called gemstone hehe.
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> Why did I choose Ubuntu? Lots of reasons that seem to add up more so
> than others. It has forums and great community support, completely
> free, based on another highly popular o/s (didn't choose debian because
> things seemed outdated and dead around there), updated frequently (I
> know that's not always beneficial), and humanity to others! When it
> said linux for human beings it reminded me of sophisticated software
> designed so well seemingly anyone can use it yet it's so powerful... or
> at least an article talking about accomplishing that.
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