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re: Someone explain Linux to me?
Posted on 8/8/14 at 9:37 pm to ColdDuck
Posted on 8/8/14 at 9:37 pm to ColdDuck
I said install it on, not install on it. But...
quote:I wouldn't infect any machine with that trash unless it's the only thing it's used for. There are online services that mostly replace it, though.
QuickBooks
quote:LibreOffice works great for me.
Office
quote:Linux has dev tools to suit nearly everyone.
Visual Studio
quote:CAD is a legit weak spot for Linux, but LibreCAD is great for 2D.
AutoCad
quote:A whole lot of stuff runs in the browser these days.
any accounting software, any medical practice software, any law firm software, any insurance agency software
quote:These won't be best of class, but there is software available for pretty much anything.
any architecture or engineering design software
quote:Android is also quite a "niche". Cable/DVR boxes. Embedded systems. Movie production and visual effects workstations. There are likely more systems running Linux than all other OSes combined. There is little that it isn't used for.
But you can run a website, which is where it has its niche. Perhaps as a firewall or other under the hood processes.
quote:I have been quite productive for the last 8 years, as have millions of others. Maybe you should do a little research?
But not as a productive end user computer.
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