The FOSS community makes new users feel welcome

Posted by alc on Oct 24, 2006 11:46 PM EDT
linux.com; By Lisa Hoover
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After being semi-comfortably ensconced in the world of Microsoft products since the days of Windows 3.0, I recently joined the growing ranks of people who realize the value in switching to open source software. What surprised me most about changing operating systems wasn't the myriad of different Linux distributions (how refreshing) nor the vast control they give users over their systems (what liberation). No, what surprised me most was how friendly and welcoming the open source community has been.

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