More and more frequently these days, programmers are dissatisfied with Windows as their desktop. Problems with stability, the need to reinstall frequently, poor performance, security flaws, susceptibility to viruses, and so forth, are major reasons folks are dissatisfied with Windows as a desktop.

As an IBM i developer, I know that using an alternative desktop such as Linux or Mac has its own set of challenges. Where do you get 5250 emulation software? What do you use for a browser? IBM only makes Windows versions of RDi, Navigator for IBM i, and various other tools. What solutions are there? How does an IBM i programmer use a Linux desktop?

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