What Real People Do With Linux

In July 2005, we asked members of the Linux Users' Group of Davis what they use Linux for, so we can share with you, the visitors of our hands-on demo!

Here are the various answers we got from a handful of people:

Communications

web browsing

email

chat & instant messaging

weather forecasts

Home Office

managing bills & budget

online banking, shopping and bill-pay
(using FireFox to be safe)

receiving faxes
(without using a fax machine)

Writing

writing stories

writing reviews

keeping track of characters, plots, storylines, etc.

Graphics

digital photo organization

photo manipulation

creating art

Entertainment

watching videos

playing MP3s

listening to streaming internet radio

playing video games

playing online games
(e.g., Yahoo! Games)

ripping and burning CDs and DVDs
(audio, video and data)

Linux on (or for) non-computer devices

programing waypoints into GPS receivers

recording/watching TV with TiVo

addresses, calendar, to-do list on a PDA

listening to MP3 music in the living room

At work (or for serious fun)

for teaching networking & security
(students can take Linux and Open Source software home for free, to do homework or to learn more)

accessing computers at work
(via SSH or remote desktop)

application servers

mathematical research
(using 'clusters' of Linux systems)

software development

Running Servers

web servers

file servers

print servers

music servers

email servers

game servers

Misc

not getting viruses or spyware

everything they used to do with Windows

For more information on Linux, Open Source and the Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD), visit our website!

http://www.lugod.org/

William Kendrick

2005-07-08T18:11:31