From ca948618682a6b9ad1f11b47d23d9c242cb260f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ezio Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 13:11:03 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?20160515-10=20=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- ...301 Linux gives me all the tools I need.md | 56 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/talk/my-open-source-story/20160301 Linux gives me all the tools I need.md diff --git a/sources/talk/my-open-source-story/20160301 Linux gives me all the tools I need.md b/sources/talk/my-open-source-story/20160301 Linux gives me all the tools I need.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b1689f4164 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/talk/my-open-source-story/20160301 Linux gives me all the tools I need.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +Linux gives me all the tools I need +========================================== + +![](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/images/business/OPENHERE_blue.png?itok=3eqp-7gT) + +[Linux][0] is all around us. It's [on our phones][1] in the form of Android. It's [used on the International Space Station][2]. It [provides much of the backbone of the Internet][3]. And yet many people never notice it. Discovering Linux is a rewarding endeavor. Lots of other people have [shared their Linux stories][4] on Opensource.com, and now it's my turn. + +I still remember when I first discovered Linux in 2008. The person who helped me discover Linux was my father, Socrates Ballais. He was an economics professor here in Tacloban City, Philippines. He was also a technology enthusiast. He taught me a lot about computers and technology, but only advocated using Linux as a fallback operating system in case Windows fails. + +### My earliest days + +Before we had a computer in the home, I was a Windows user. I played games, created documents, and did all the other things kids do with computers. I didn't know what Linux was or what it was used for. The Windows logo was my symbol for a computer. + +When we got our first computer, my father installed Linux ([Ubuntu][5] 8.04) on it. Being the curious kid I was, I booted into the operating system. I was astonished with the interface. It was beautiful. I found it to be very user friendly. For some time, all I did in Ubuntu was play the bundled games. I would do my school work in Windows. + +### The first install + +Four years later, I decided that I would reinstall Windows on our family computer. Without hesitation, I also decided to install Ubuntu. With that, I had fallen in love with Linux (again). Over time, I became more adept with Ubuntu and would casually advocate its use to my friends. When I got my first laptop, I installed it right away. + +### Today + +Today, Linux is my go-to operating system. When I need to do something on a computer, I do it in Linux. For documents and presentations, I use Microsoft Office via [Wine][6]. For my web needs, there's [Chrome and Firefox][7]. For email, there's [Geary][8]. You can do pretty much everything with Linux. + +Most, if not all, of my programming work is done in Linux. The lack of a standard Integrated Development Environment (IDE) like [Visual Studio][9] or [XCode][10] taught me to be flexible and learn more things as a programmer. Now a text editor and a compiler/interpreter are all I need to start coding. I only use an IDE in cases when it's the best tool for accomplishing a task at hand. I find Linux to be more developer-friendly than Windows. To generalize, Linux gives me all the tools I need to develop software. + +Today, I am the co-founder and CTO of a startup called [Creatomiv Studios][11]. I use Linux to develop code for the backend server of our latest project, Basyang. I'm also an amateur photographer, and use [GIMP][12] and [Darktable][13] to edit and manage photos. For communication with my team, I use [Telegram][14]. + +### The beauty of Linux + +Many may see Linux as an operating system only for those who love solving complicated problems and working on the command line. Others may see it as a rubbish operating system lacking the support of many companies. However, I see Linux as a thing of beauty and a tool for creation. I love Linux the way it is and hope to see it continue to grow. + + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://opensource.com/life/16/3/my-linux-story-sean-ballais + +作者：[Sean Francis N. Ballais][a] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +[a]: https://opensource.com/users/seanballais +[0]: https://opensource.com/resources/what-is-linux +[1]: http://www.howtogeek.com/189036/android-is-based-on-linux-but-what-does-that-mean/ +[2]: http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/155392-international-space-station-switches-from-windows-to-linux-for-improved-reliability +[3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzsLkbwi1LA +[4]: https://opensource.com/tags/my-linux-story +[5]: http://ubuntu.com/ +[6]: https://www.winehq.org/ +[7]: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html +[8]: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary +[9]: https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/visual-studio-homepage-vs.aspx +[10]: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/ +[11]: https://www.facebook.com/CreatomivStudios/ +[12]: https://www.gimp.org/ +[13]: http://www.darktable.org/ +[14]: https://telegram.org/