{"id":13263,"date":"2025-04-30T18:13:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T16:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=13263"},"modified":"2025-04-30T18:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T16:13:46","slug":"gaining-proficiencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2025\/04\/30\/gaining-proficiencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaining proficiencies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linux is only “free” to an extent<\/p>\n

The cost is your time<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They say at I regret switching to Linux, even though I wanted to love it<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

And it is true. Yet they fail to acknoledge that the return on the investment is very very high because you invest your time and\u00a0gain knowledge and proficiencies!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Linux is only “free” to an extent The cost is your time They say at I regret switching to Linux, even though I wanted to love it And it is true. Yet they fail to acknoledge that the return on the investment is very very high because you invest your time and\u00a0gain knowledge and proficiencies!<\/p>\n

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