Paul E Condon wrote:
But when your employer provides tools, you really should use the provided tools. Except, perhaps, in situations where you can save a project by using something better. Or in situations where it is unlikely that you will be 'found out'. If you are 'found out', deny using GNU/Linux on the job. Say you use it to sharpen your skills. It is, as everyone inbusiness knows, much more difficult than Windoze.
Exactly how is it more difficult? If you get a good distro with decent tools you should be OK. I have heard that distros like Mandrake and Lindows are exceptionally easy for newbies and former Windoze users to get going with. I have run into situations where fixing specific problems with Windoze required workarounds and hacks that are just as complex as anything you may need to do under Linux. The main difference is that there are significantly more Windoze user, and this, a much larger support base. The likelihood that your neighbor or one of your buddies from work or school is adept as a Windoze user or works in IT is pretty high nowadays. So, most people just let someone else handle it. -Roberto
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