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[News] Unnecessary 'Knowledge' for GNU/Linux Users

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10 Things a new Linux user needs to unlearn

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| 1) Reboots are not SOP (Standard Operating Procedure). If an application 
| dies, or locks up (which is rare, but can happen, usually with bleeding edge 
| versions of apps), your OS is usually fine. If the app window stays open, 
| iconify it or run xkill and click on it, no worries. The same is true for 
| updates, software installs, etc. Except for kernel upgrades (infrequent), the 
| message "You must reboot for changes to take affect" or what ever you are 
| used to seeing is a thing of the past.      
| 
| 2) "It is recommended that you close all apps before proceeding" is a message 
| you will fail to see... 
| 
| [...]
| 
| 10) You computer is yours. No one is phoning home to check up on you. None of 
| your music collection is about to be obsolete. None of your players require 
| any internet connection to a "validation server" and none of your computer 
| habits are being sent to any corporate entity that "believes strongly in your 
| privacy" while it collects stats, no program is going to ask for revalidation 
| if you decide to upgrade your motherboard, or video card, or add 3 USB hard 
| drives. Your computer is yours, and you are free.      
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http://snehra.blogspot.com/2008/06/10-things-new-linux-user-needs-to.html


Related:

Windows XP OS is really quite a crock 

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| It's amazing that Microsoft built-in a disk defragger into Windows XP,
| but it didn't get around to building an operating system defragger.
| 
| [...]
| 
| Are there better ways to clean up and speed up a Windows XP? Sure,
| there are plenty of different techniques and options, but if
| Microsoft had some smarts, they'd build a lean-and-mean Vista
| (since XP is now "legacy") for laptops and desktops without all
| the assorted crap that they've built in over the years.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38834


Why Does Windows Get Slower Over Time?

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| The natural impulse is to blame Windows itself. The phenomenon is so
| well known and widespread that some in the industry have even coined a
| term for it: "Windows rot." The idea is that, for lack of a specific
| cause, Windows just performs worse the longer you use it. 
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http://www.playfuls.com/news_06892_Why_Does_Windows_Get_Slower_Over_Time.html
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