Discussion on: 5 reasons for Linux

[Pacharapol Withayasakpunt]

Real reasons

• Low resources. Very safe on older PC's. Never touch the half of 8-GB RAM.
• Customizability. Feeling like a true PC owner.

But yes, I had to deal with a lot of things, like

• Hardware not working, or not perfectly; including WiFi
• Software support. Many well-done softwares aren't made for Linux. Maybe there aren't enough users using Linux.
• Even if it supports Linux, it may support only some makes of Linux, like DaVinCi for CentOS, with a specific hardware.
• Not every desktop environments (and window managers) are equal. They varies in UX.

[Anja]

Yes, Linux can cause some extra effort depending on what you need it for.