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More motivation in introduction.

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Nathaniel Beaver
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A Windows user interested in trying Linux
will probably have difficulty finding a coherent reason to do so,
since comparisons of operating systems are (almost) always vague, uninformed, or opinion-based.
since comparisons of operating systems
tend to be vague, uninformed, or opinion-based.
For a variety of reasons,
people who do use Linux seldom advertise its benefits to their colleagues.
If they do, they may find it difficult to articulate
exactly what the benefits are in a concrete and specific manner,
especially without putting down Windows users or Windows applications in general.
Even people who know and use Linux by choice
may not do a good job of explaining its benefits to their colleagues
especially without putting down Windows users
or Windows applications in general.
If you don't use Linux or Windows,
this document might still be of interest,
since it discusses issues which are relevant to all operating systems.
Also, there are many open source alternatives to Linux on the desktop,
including a binary-compatible clone of Windows called `ReactOS`_.
If it were just a matter of being open source,
why bother with the additional effort to learn Linux?
.. _ReactOS: https://reactos.org/
Even if you don't use Linux or Windows,
it's useful to know where Linux has an edge,
since these issues are relevant to all operating systems.
If you are a new Linux user,
this document is intended to inform you