10 Reasons to try Linux (a grad student perspective)

1. Linux is FREE
2. Easy to do programming (e.g. Fortran, C)
3. Easy to generate plots (e.g. gnuplot, xmgr)
4. Same terminal interface with the servers and/or supercomputer used in school
5. Easy to generate Latex documents
6. Your Boss uses it
7. No blue screen
8. Low hardware requirements for eye-candy (e.g. Beryl)
9. Better security
10. 95% of jobs you do on windows can be done on Linux too (e.g. watching movies, typing Chinese)