I awoke last Monday with an unforgiving itch located between my odd ears. Yes, they are odd - one is actually different to the other - and no, I hadn't forgotten to take a bath. The itch was a result of my yearning for change. I've reached the ripe old age of twenty, and though many of you may be thinking, "What does this have to do with Linux?" I shall try my utmost to explain in the hope that my query be solved. You see, I've always used Windows - not only those which we tend to find on walls that act as fragile barriers to the outside world, but equally the Windows we tend to encounter on computers.
Truth be told, I'm scared - petrified even. I want to make the switch, but I'm afraid. I wonder to myself, "Will I be able to do the things I am so accustomed to on Linux?". What I fear most is, "Will Linux be able to handle the things I don't tend to see on Windows?" "How will it protect my computer from the myriad of computer viruses, spyware, etc?" "How will switching to Linux aid my desire to create computer programmes?".
In retrospect, I know the answers to most of these questions, but just like a child who has happened to 'see' a monster underneath his/her bed, I need some reassurance - can I live without a window?