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As someone who is an open source advocate only recently have I truly begun to offer something new to the mix, by experiencing and speaking at length about Open Source, about community based initiatives, and the truth that there is a way out of the proprietary, gated community sort of world.

That there are alternatives to the ever Present Windows Operating System that offers similar software, similar possibilities of the types of programs you already use without the exorbitant Price Tag.

As I have only recently made the transition from Jaunty to Karmic, I am still learning more everyday, but the objective of this post is to be more or less about the experience thus far. When Jaunty came out I used it for awhile, but as it became stable, and more of a functional Operating System I went from using Karmic Koala as a virtual machine to the primary O/s but there were things that needed to be done first.

As when I first started exploring Ubuntu – as a user of Windows for probably to much, as I was first introduced to Windows when it was Windows 3.1, as I took classes on Business Applications through the local Regional Occupational Program when the word processor that was being taught was Wordperfect v5.1, and Lotus 123. I don’t even remember what version they were then but that was the schedule using Windows 3.1 which at that time was top of the line or all they could afford with the State Run Program. Before that point I only knew Disk Operating System (DOS) as that was the only way to use a system, at least before I knew about Unix and the wonders of the Open Source Movement as is explored in Peter Wayner’s Awesome book which is now available in Electronic Form can be found at his website wayner.org, that really opened my eyes to what is Open Source. At the time though when I was a Student at the Local ROP I had no idea, and only recently had an opportunity to read through his book via John Steinbeck Library here in town which on the 27th of this month will be officially celebrating 100 years in business.
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I recognize that there are infinite possibilities beyond that and to contribute to an open source project really becomes a prerequisite to speaking about it and helping others transfer over and learn it as there primary operating system.