“Ubuntu is free, open-source operating system.” It can be installed on desktops, laptops and even servers. This is a good alternative for those who don’t want to pay extra charge. I had an opportunity to find out how it works; in the rest of my article I tried to solve the question “Do I really need it?” If you want find the answer, then continue reading.

Yesterday I had good chance to test the “Ubuntu 7.10” operating system. It was a LiveCD, so I didn’t need to install it on my hard drive to simply test it.
I did not check all functions of this system, but only the general.
What is an open-source operating system?
Open source operating system is the same, operating system like others, only this system is free of charge and the software code can by updated by any programmer in the world.
The real definition of the open source you can read in Wikipedia.
The Ubuntu
I think that Ubuntu is a good alternative for windows, because it has everything what we need. It has the Internet, Mail reading software, Office software, which includes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) it is all named Open Office, which you can also use on your windows PC.
The original LiveCD boot’s too slow, but I think that it is not a problem. In the LiveCD you can everything preinstalled, like Firefox web browser, Open Office, Games and many more useful programs.
This Operating system for me was very easy to use, because there everything is made logically.
The best thing which I did not expect that the internet will be ready, after the boot, so I didn’t needed to configure it manually.
The LiveCD also gives us an opportunity to use it anywhere and also everything is legally.
The biggest disadvantage of this OS is that it hasn’t so many programs as windows have. But there are also people, who use the computer only to surf the internet, listen music, watch movies, chat with friends and etc. And this OS allows you to do it.
Ubuntu- Do I need it?

After spending only about 30minutes with this OS, I can say only the best. And which operating system to choose only depends on your goals which you want to reach and also in what cases do you use it If you use the computer only to write something, check out the internet, watch some movies or listen music on it, then you can choose the Ubuntu, and by choosing it you will also economy some money, because its free. If you are planning to use this computer for other goals like gaming, video edit, website making and etc. then the best choose for you will be the windows.
The desktop edition of Ubuntu is available for download on this link:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
To use Ubuntu you will need: PC with at least 384mb of RAM, and 4GB of hard drive space. The latest information about Linux can be found on official website:
www.ubuntu.com
I will be happy to hear your experience with the Ubuntu, in the comments bellow.