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Linux is safe, private, reliable, easy to use, and generally free. It is also practical, configurable, powerful, and legal. The personal operating system for personal computers.

To get an account on this Wiki please and an e-mail to linuxadvocacywiki@tomg.computer and request one.

Plans and notes

Behind-the-scenes notes, plans or ideas for Linux advocacy

• Venues of Linux advocacy
• Areas of Linux advocacy
• Known problems with Linux advocacy
• Other sources of Linux advocacy to draw upon
• Why we advocate Linux
• Organised Linux advocacy approach
• Plans, our plans for Linux advocacy and with this site
• Notes and ideas, #linuxadvocacy ideas list page
• Hash programs links for Windows hash programs, possibly for adding to a Verify download article
• Fallacies, links to pages to do with teach logic and reason for arguing
• Needs work, things that need work for advocacy of Linux
• Simplify Linux, some work to simplify Linux for running and advocacy purposes
• Mac criticisms, faults of Apple PCs

Linux advocacy

Advocacy of Linux.

• Downsides of Windows
• Downsides of Mac
• Benefits of Linux
• Upsides of Linux, a rambling list of upsides
• Things that are easier on Linux
• Things you can do on Linux, this list is too long to be put on this Web site; also watch this very good video on the capabilities of bash from LinuxFest Northwest 2017
• Screenshots of Linux
• System requirements of Linux
• A three line guide on how to use Linux
• Linux taglines
• Quotes about Linux gathered from normal people
• Links to other Linux advocacy Web sites
• One line distribution summaries, introductions of distributions to new Linux users
• Is Linux About Choice, some people say Linux isn't about choice, but it definitely is!
• Windows mockery, making fun of Microsoft's flagship product
• Slogans, work on coming up with Linux slogans
• Youtube videos, YouTube videos that are helpful

Stories and articles of changing to Linux

• Stories: Stories hosted on our Web site of people changing to Linux
• Articles: Articles of people or companies changing to Linux

Linux information

Information about Linux.

• FAQ
• The priorities of Linux by its makers
• Who are the supporters of Linux
• Communication applications that run on Linux
• Web browsers that run on Linux
• File sharing programs that run on Linux
• Arcade games that run on Linux
• Role-playing games that run on Linux
• Audio playing programs that run on Linux
• Audio programs that run on Linux
• Music software that runs on Linux

Try Linux

Try Linux either in a virtual machine or a live boot session or install it.

• Download Linux
• Virtual machine
• Live session
• Install Linux
• Recommended distributions - if you have some time (about 50min) then watch this very good video from LinuxFest Northwest 2017

Linux help

Getting help for Linux.

About us

We were a group of people found in #linuxadvocacy on Spotchat IRC, originally from the #linuxmint-chat channel, click here to join if you have an IRC client.

Credits

Legal credits for this website.