There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about everything and Linux is no exception. Most of the misconceptions about Linux (you have to use the terminal, its only for geeks, etc.) are understandable in that you can figure out where they came from. There is one that still stumps me a little bit: Linux updates break things.

There are a lot of misconceptions about Linux among the people I know who have actually heard of (and not everyone has). Most of them don’t know much about Linux, and what they do know is anywhere from five to 12 years out of date.

Clarification regarding common misconceptions when it comes to Mono drawbacks

You’ve heard the stereotypes and the misconceptions. Since Linux is free software, the developers who create it are paid next to nothing, right?

Wrong.

Contrary to common misconceptions, the FSF's philosophy and work actually defend Linux from the patent attacks it currently faces from Apple, Microsoft, and possibly their henchmen at Intellectual Ventures

Despite common misconceptions, there are more solid backup solutions for desktop Linux than most people might suspect. Best of all, many of them are completely free with the code being open source. Some of them however, are not.

We have all heard the GNU/Linux naysayers posit that, "No one will use Linux until (insert application name here) runs natively on Linux." Other than the fact that this is almost pure hyperbole there is some kernel of truth there. This article demonstrates one solution.

I fancy myself to be what some would call a "Free Software Advocate" and as such when I am making recommendations of free software to people I hear many of the same common misconceptions day in and day out.

I've heard for years how everyone is sick of Windows crashing and how Windows is a poorly made system. At the same time, I've heard about how much better a Macintosh is because it doesn't do any of these things. I've even heard that Linux is better than both of them.