Linux Showroom

The bad thing with most new computers is that they come with Windows ™ preinstalled. The good thing is those Windows ™ installations don’t bring much (useful) software along. Users have to actively use which software they want to use.

Today I had to run updates on a new laptop which is given away in my family this year as xmas present. Needless to say I decided to install some software. The presentee is still at a very influential age. I should have installed Ubuntu or OpenSuSE but I ran with Windows to not upset the father. For all the applications though I was luckily enough to find open source software.

I installed OpenOffice for office stuff, Scribus for desktop publishing, Mozilla Firefox for surfing, Thunderbird for mails, Songbird for music, Miro and VLC for videos, The Gimp for pictures and painting and last but not least Inkscape for (vector) graphics.

The presentee will get a pretty powerful software package with no upfront cost and no hidden fees. As she is not settled with any programs this setup will open the whole world of open source software to her.

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