Why you will soon be using Linux instead of Microsoft products

Why I like Linux:

FREEdom
Lotsa FREE Internet programs...

Not only are they free!
You have many choices!

chat client choices

• amsn - Full featured MSN Messenger clone + skins
• centericq - Console ncurses based ICQ2000, Yahoo!, MSN, AIM, IRC client
• Fidelio - Graphical Hotline client with almost full 1.5 compatibility
• Gabber - GNOME client for the Jabber instant messaging system
• Gaim - Multiprotocol instant messaging client + encryption + voice
• IMCom - A command line Jabber client written in Python
• kmyirc - Internet Relay Chat client for KDE
• Kvirc - An IRC client
• Meanwhile - Lotus Sametime Community Client library
• Micq - Clone of the Mirabilis ICQ online messaging program
• Talk - Talk client for one-on-one Internet chatting.
• X-Chat - A popular and easy to use graphical IRC (chat) client
• YTalk - A chat program for multiple users.

Notes:

• There are lots more FREE Internet programs for Linux.
  I've only listed the ones that are available from my current Apt/Synaptic setup.

On site links
WizarDave uses and recommends

• Mozilla's Firefox browser
• Mozilla's Thunderbird email client / newsreader

Off site links

• AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
  Official from AOL's aim.com
• Akeni Jabber Client
  Jabber Client
• Alicq
  a pure Tcl/Tk implementation of ICQ client
• aMSN
  a clone of the original MSN Messenger, having the same look and feel.
• ayttm
  an instant messenger program, supporting MSN, Yahoo, AIM, Jabber, and more.
  It is a fork of Everybuddy
• Centericq
  a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ2000, Yahoo!, AIM, IRC, MSN, Gadu-Gadu and Jabber protocols.
• EB-lite
  rewrite of the instant messaging client Everybuddy
• EPIC
  Enhanced Programmable ircII Client
• Gabber
  The GNOME Jabber Client
• Gaim
  Multiprotocol instant messaging client + encryption + voice
• ickle
  an ICQ2000 Client using the GTK+ graphical toolkit + SMS messaging
• Irssi
  a modular IRC client for UNIX
• kicq
  an ICQ (I seek you) client, specifically designed for the KDE desktop.
• KMess
  msn messenger for KDE
• Kopete
  an instant messenger supporting AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus SameTime*, and more...
• KVIrc
  a free portable Internet Relay Chat client based on the excellent Qt GUI toolkit
• KXicq2
  the KDE ICQ client, KXicq2 is written for KDE 2 and KDE 3, but also works with other Window Managers like Gnome, Window Maker ( with Docking !) and others
• Licq
  a multi-threaded ICQ clone
• mICQ
  a very portable text-mode ICQ clone
• MSNre
  a lightweight but powerful console-based MSN Instant Messenger clone
• PJIRC
  a popular java irc client
• Psi
  an awesome client for the Jabber network
• SIM (Simple Instant Messenger)
  Oscar - ICQ and AIM support, Jabber, LiveJournal, MSN, Yahoo!
• sirc
  an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for Unix programmed and programmable in perl
• Xchat
  multiplatform IRC Client
• Yahoo! Messenger for Unix
  Official from Yahoo!.com
• ysm ICQ
  A Free, open source (GPL license) console based ICQ client written in the C language.

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It's all about having choices
It's all about FREE stuff!!!
That's the biggest reasons I prefer Linux over Windoze.