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Why
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people reading this article will probably be using Windows
95/98/ME/2000/XP. If you are such a reader and just use your
computer for basic word-processing and spreadsheets I would
recommend that you stick with Windows; for all its faults
Windows is easy to use, fairly quick to learn and has some
great software.
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Reasons the Linux Operating System so popular? (cont.) |
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- A Linux Distribution has
thousands of dollars worth of software for no cost (or a
couple of dollars if purchased on CD/DVD)
- Linux is a complete
operating system that is:
- stable - the crash of
an application is much less likely to bring down the
operating system under Linux
- reliable - Linux
servers are often up for hundreds of days compared
with the regular reboots required with a Windows
system
- extremely powerful
- Comes with a complete
development environment, including C, C++, Fortran
compilers, toolkits such as Qt and scripting languages
such as Perl, Awk and sed. A C compiler for Windows alone
would set you back hundreds of dollars.
- Excellent networking
facilities: allowing you to share CPUs, share modems etc;
all of which are not included or available with Windows
95.
- The ideal environment to
run servers such as a web server (e.g. Apache), or an FTP
server.
- A wide variety of
commercial software is available if your needs aren't satisfied
by the free software.
- An operating system that
is easily upgradeable. After any length of time a typical
installation of Windows and software gets into a complete
mess. Often the only way to clear out all the debris is to
reformat the hard disk and start again. Linux, however, is
much better for maintaining the system.
- Supports multiple
processors as standard.
- True multi-tasking; the
ability to run more than one program at the same time.
- An excellent window system
called X; the equivalent of Windows but much more
flexible.
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Why
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course there are many other reasons to use Linux such as the
full source code is provided and can be modified but 'regular'
application users will unlikely need the source code. Linux is
also being increasingly used in embedded devices; one of our
favorites is the Sharp Zaurus PDA, a small device showing that
Linux is more than a match for Windows CE.
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