Six Things You Didn’t Know About Linux is a great beginners guide to using the open source Linux operating systems. It answers questions ranging from which distribution you should choose, what desktop to pick, and how to play multimedia files. When I see articles featuring Linux in general interest magazines or websites I really begin to wonder if the adoption of open source is more likely than most observers would predict.
Although I am on OS X and don’t plan on changing anytime soon I’m a big supporter of the idea of open source as a commercially nonaligned set of technologies, which is an attractive thing for anyone who is in favor of as much competition as possible in the tech space.
