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Few
people would debate that Linux is a reliable, secure operating
system. In addition to being cost-effective, it is constantly
being updated and refined with the latest technologies. As
Linux gains greater acceptance throughout the computing industry,
more and more companies are supporting Linux via both application
and hardware compatibility.
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are 10 reasons why Linux could be the best operating system
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Linux Distribution has thousands of Rupees worth of software
for no cost (or a couple of Rupees if purchased on CD) |
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Linux
is a complete operating system that is: |
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Stable
- the crash of an application (program) is much less likely
to bring down the operating system running on Linux |
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Reliable
- Linux servers are often up for hundreds of
days compared with the regular reboots required with a Windows
system |
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Extremely
powerful |
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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 thousands of rupees. |
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Excellent networking facilities: Allowing you to share CPUs,
share modems etc; all of which are not included or available
with Windows 95. |
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The
ideal environment to run servers such as a web server (e.g.
Apache), or an FTP server. File-Print server, mail server Firewall
for security, |
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A wide variety of commercial software is available if your needs
aren't satisfied by the free software. |
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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. |
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Supports
multiple processors as a standard. |
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True
multi-tasking; the ability to run more than one program at the
same time. |
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An
excellent window system called X; the equivalent of Windows
but much more flexible |
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is possible to configure your system in such a manner that it
has more than one operating system (A Multi-boot System). If
you are contemplating using Linux this can be very handy; the
configuration lets you use both Windows 95/NT and Linux. But
this will require creating partitions on your computer hard
disk. Documentation that accompanies most Linux distributions
will explain how to create a 'multi-boot' system.
For
more information visit:
http://www.seul.org/docs/whylinux.html
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/
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