Because I love Linux! I use it wherever possible, whenever possible. I
don't really care much for Windows mainly because of the direction the
Operating System and the company Microsoft are headed. It's full of
privacy grabbing software and it's not extremely secure. Sure maybe you
can take measures to disable privacy and to secure the system. But
that's not the case with Linux, it's pro-privacy by default and
typically secure.
"But hang on a minute,
just what is Linux?" Well the short of it is, Linux is a free to use
and to share Operating System that people world wide contribute to. That community is in part why it's so secure, many people working together to
fix issues, squash software bugs, and plug holes.
To
be more specific; Linux is a kernel which can be thought of as "the core
of all operations", the bit of code that talks to the hardware and
provides an interface other software can use to run on hardware. Which
on top can run stuff like the 'desktop' and web browser, software that
makes the whole setup seem more like other Operating Systems you may
know, like Windows.
Over all that I love
Linux not just because it's more secure or pro-privacy (those are two
big bonuses though), because it's a platform for me to tinker and get to
learn more about the inter-workings of a computer and software. Does
that mean I miss out playing games or using software others may use on
Windows? Not really, there are programs that help run those on Linux.
If you want to learn even more check out some of the links below or just research it online.
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/what-is-linux
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/linux.html
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