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GNU/Linux is the current hype. It is extending its market share really fast in netbooks and smartphones. In Desktop place, Ubuntu, one distribution of GNU/Linux, is working hard to shake the position of Microsoft Windows. And it is actually gaining grounds! For the first time, a serious challenger of Windows arrives. Here, I will present to you a short list of why you should try Ubuntu. It is by no mean complete, but is the best of my exprience.

1. Ubuntu is easy. Seriously. Imagine: you don't have firewall and antivirus configuration to worry about (do you want to unlock this program, again?). Plus, you don't need to to search around the internet for an installer: You can install new softwares from your own computers! With searches and description and everything. Plus, you have a community behind you. Any question will be answered, no matter how trivial it is. And, the people there will not charge you anything. Lastly, the documentation is great. Most things are documented, and you can get descriptions to most stuffs rather easy.

2. Ubuntu is fast. Okay, I know, Windows 7 is rumored to be fast, too. How fast, may I ask? Faster than XP? Of course not. "Faster" = "a bit better than Vista", right? In GNU/Linux world, faster means boot up in 15 seconds. Of course, Ubuntu will take like 30 to 45 seconds, but it is usually faster than XP, leave alone Vista and 7. Even after booting, it is much more responsive, and applications often work much more smoothly.

3. Ubuntu is pretty. Now, you see Mac OS, right? Ubuntu can be made to look the same, or better (this depends on tastes, of course). Its 3D effects are superior to those of Mac OS. Plus, you have many choices for Graphical Interface manager. I personally like Enlightenment, which is extremely pretty and fast. Notice the absence of Windows? Sorry, Microsoft, but you have no place in this discussion.

4. Ubuntu is secure. I have never been attacked by virus and/or spyware and/or adware in Ubuntu. Don't remind me all of the nights scanning for viruses and reinstall Windows due to those things. They are painful, and scary, memories. I have used Ubuntu and some other distributions of GNU/Linux for more than 2 years, by the way.

5. Ubuntu is reliable. Have I told you that Windows give me 5 Blue Screens of Death on the first day I received a new computer with Windows? I have never seen Kernel Panic (Linux's equivalent), though, which is kind of disappointed. I wish I had it once so I can be more fair, but, oh well. GNU/Linux

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