Commentary: Should you switch to Linux?
Are you a candidate for Linux? Take this simple test.
* When you have computer issues, do you prefer to seek help from the person in the neighboring office rather than an online forum?
* Do you like your technology as “out of the box” as possible – meaning that you like to do as little as possible to get it running beyond removing it from the box?
* Do you think “Linux” is the Peanuts character who carries a blanket and sucks his thumb?
If your answers were “yes” to all of the above, then, like me, you’re probably not Linux material. But, if you’re intrepid and cost-conscious, you might want to consider becoming a Linux lawyer.
Madison lawyer Mark Maciolek, of the MNM Law Firm, explains that Linux is “a very diverse platform.” A popular flavor of Linux for lawyers, according to Maciolek, and one that’s easy to use, is Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a free, open source operating system. In comparison, the cost of a license for Windows is about $100 per computer. Ubuntu, he says, is “an excellent operating system for surfing the ‘Net, word processing, scanning, making spreadsheets and things like that.” But, he acknowledges, “to take advantage of specialized programs for the legal profession, it just doesn’t make it.”
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