When people mention computers, they often mention Windows, Mac, and Linux. The funny thing in my opinion, is that when people explain the advantages, and disadvantages, they always seem to forget that they have even mentioned Linux, and its never spoken of again. With this in mind I went on a journey to learn about Linux.
Probably the most important thing I learned about Linux is its free and open source. Meaning that while some things might not be free to buy, any one who wants, can write code for any program or anything they else they want. It gives freedom to be a programmer. Some other big upsides to Linux, are that with all the independent developers creating things for Linux, you can get whole lot of amazing programs. Take Wine for example, Wine lets you run nearly any Microsoft program on a Linux. I was also really excited to see that you can download Linux, and run it side by side with another operating system. Another type of program made for Linux, are media players, some that can even connect to an I-pod!
But of course its not all roses, some of the disadvantages of Linux are, there are no standards editions of Linux. While Microsoft has several different editions of each version of windows, there are countless variations of Linux, and for a new user this can be overwhelming. Other issues include, technical support is harder to find, and Linux has a longer learning curve due to the control it gives you.
In 1951 Linus Torvolds created an operating system, as a hobby. Since then its grown to be quite a bit more. A whole bunch of supercomputers run Linux.
Linux site
Important Links
(history of linux)
Linux history, (Linux Website)
Linux history, (VERY GOOD)
History of Linux wikipedia
Pros and cons of Linux
Advantages and Disadvantages of Linux
advantages and disadvantages of Linux
Has pro's and con's of Linux
things that are important for understanding Linux
Linux Kernel
GNU project
Unix
MINIX
About Downloading Linux
Linux download info (linux site
Ubuntu, arguably the most popular linux distribution
Linux mint, second most used Linux, (after Ubuntu) Community driven
Why linux is better
Linux VS MAC VS Windows
Mac OS X Snow Leopard vs Windows 7 vs Linux mint 8
Linux vs Mac OS X, vs Vista, vs XP
users in finland discuss the big 3
Answers from yahoo
Mac OS X 10.6.3 vs. Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 10.04 Benchmarks
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