Politically correct or not!

I know that there have been other bloggers who have drawn fire for promoting Linux, but we cannot let that deter us from trying to get the word out about our favorite operating system. Linux and its use by more people will only grow as people get more dissatisfied with other operating systems.

The world at large thinks that, for ninety percent or more of the computers sold, Windows is the computer. For most people that may be, but that can change and it will if we show them another way and teach them how to use it. Mainly, educating them not to attempt to install windows programs on Linux computers. Then they won't be disappointed when their programs don't work!

I know this sounds like an "elitist" attitude but Linux seems to be still a "hobbyist" OS at the moment. I know that there are many others out there that are writing about Linux and singing it's praises, but the only way to get people to use it is to teach them about it and its advantages. I know that being teachers or educators is not what we signed up for when we started using Linux, but if you want more people to used it you have to let them know what it is and that it is available.

If you look at it like spreading the word about your favorite OS, that is the spirit. More people need this, especially those in developing nations. If there was a time that people truly needed a virus-free operating system and one that doesn't cost anything it is now. Our world is changing rapidly in more ways than we know and there are many ways that the Linux or Open Source groups in the world could help. If we just sit back and wait, nothing will change other than one distribution or another will fall by the wayside and nobody will even notice.