Why I use Linux

(A companion page to why you might want to use Linux.)

Firstly, there's the obvious reasons why I use it:

With the exception of two computers that came with Windows, as a package deal, the rest of my computer network is all Linux.  Those computers were dual-boot, so I could still use what I paid for, but they're were rarely ever booted into Windows, and eventually I ditched it.  I do all of my personal and business work using Linux.  I can type, print, e-mail, chat, publish, doodle, manipulate images, and so on, with it.  For me, it does it just as well, if not better.  I don't have to have the same software as the next person to be able to interact with them.

Which Linux do I use?  Currently, it's Fedora.  I started out using Red Hat Linux, moved over to Fedora, and I've had a dabble with Deli Linux, Mandrake, Ubuntu, and CentOS.  I've also had a dabble with a real Unix, one of the BSDs.  But I've stuck with the Red Hat based distributions because I'm more familiar with them.