First of all, a few of my friends have become very mislead by the idea of Linux in general, and I don't blame them. In itself, Linux is a kernel, but let's not go into details. Linux is more than one OS, it's a lot more. What people use is actually called a Linux distribution, or a Linux distro. A distribution is an OS made with the Linux kernel, that's pretty much all you need to know to become confused. Basically, it's like a Toyota car. There are many kinds of Toyota's, like the Tundra, or the Prius. However, although the designs are entirely different, it's still a Toyota engine underneath. Every Linux distro is different, but underneath, they are all build around the Linux kernel.

You can find information regarding pretty much every distribution on a site called www.distrowatch.com, a nice site which also has a hit counter list displaying which Linux distro's site is most visited. However- this can be very confusing to the newcomer. My first observation while coming to this site was the the first distro listed on the hit counter. It was Ubuntu. Anyone who has gone online searching for "Operating Systems" on Google has probably stubled upon Ubuntu. Known to fellow Linux users as "The Behemoth," it's probably the most loved or hated distro on the planet. If you asked a random person what Linux was, they'd probably respond to it by saying, "Oh, you mean Ubuntu!" But that is not true at all. Ubuntu is just another distro that has gained world-wide popularity. Because of this popularity, many users only compare Ubuntu to Windows Vista and Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. In this article, we are not comparing a single distro, but what all the distros have to offer.

First of all, the main aspect of Linux is the fact that it is practically immune to viruses, malware, spyware, adware, and the like. I've known more people that switch to Linux because of the issue of viruses than I have people switch to Macs. Maybe it's just the advertising that Linux does, "No viruses!" but it seems to be working! Plus one point for Linux! However, Mac users will also argue that they get far less viruses than Windows users. This is true, although Mac computers are also easier to hack. There is no option in the installation of Leopard that allows an encrypted harddrive, which is more important than you think, but in the Ubuntu advanced install, there are numerous options for security. Plus 1/2 a point for Mac users! Now Windows- tsk tsk tsk! This is one thing that Windows users always get annoyed about. Although the advent of a virus checker on Internet Explorer 7 downloads does bring down the virus count down some, even with all the various virus and malware protecters, Windows computers are still the easiest to hack, and to get accidental viruses on. 0 points for Windows...

Mac- 1/2, Linux- 1, Windows- 0

Next up on the list of features- ease of use. This is the only part of Linux that always seems to break it down. Linux tends to be more difficult to use- I don't disagree with that part. But the paradox is that Linux also has the best documentation, better than Windows and Mac has put together. If you're smart enough to search your technological woes on Youtube, you will come to the greatest list of search results ever. This is especially true for Ubuntu users. The Ubuntu Forums has a reputation to be the most active forums page ever. If you post a question on the forums, it will be answered within 2 minutes. Trust me- I've tried it. Now Windows and Mac- they have no official forums to request help, so if you have a problem, Vista will give you this response- "Windows has not found any solution to this problem." If you have a Mac, you don't even get that little useless response- you get squat. Another plus for Linux!

Mac- 1/2, Linux- 1, Windows- 0

The next major feature of operating systems is drivers. The ability to use everyday technology with a computer is huge, especially with the advent of the iPod. Linux does pretty poorly on this section of the test. Windows is the main contender, with Mac trailing behind. Windows has the most drivers ever, just do a quick search on Google for any driver you need, and *poof,* it's there. Linux barely has any other support for drivers other than posting a request on the forums. For wireless drivers, however, Linux has a tool called NDis Wrapper, which uses Windows drivers to enable your wireless card. Macs have no such thing. On a Mac, you can ONLY use Mac software and equipement. Sorry, that's all, folks!

Mac- 1/2, Linux- 2, Windows- 1

This is the time that we talk about eye candy. Macs have been known for having the most eye candy, but I have to disagree. I believe the order is such- Linux > Windows > Mac. The newest Mac Leopard operating system has done little to look better, despite the dock. However, Linux has a fancy bit of software called Beryl, or Compiz-Fusion. This makes your desktop look amazing. I'm not just talking about regular amazing, I'm talking about italisized amazing. Take a look at this video, showing EVERYTHING in terms of eye candy you can do with Vista, and then comparing it with Linux.

When you minimize a window in Linux, you can select it to look like fire burns straight down it, or rain to fill it all up. With Vista and a Mac, it just minimizes in an animation. When you use the dock on Linux, when you drag an icon into it, it literally bounces using a physics engine. Linux also has this feature called "multiple desktops," which Mac has just recently shamelessly copied. It enables you to have more than one "screen" at a time, for example- you could have one screen with Firefox browsing the latest videos on Youtube, and another with iTunes up and running, playing your favorite tunes. You can seamlessly switch between these two "screens." When you do, a nice cube appears, and spins to your desired "screen." No such animation for Macs, just a simple screen displaying your "screens." I think Linux really deserves some points for this- it's pretty much alone in this field.

Mac- 1/2, Linux- 4, Windows- 2

That pretty much sums everything up! I do believe that Linux is a strong competitor, and many experts say that by 2020, Linux will have taken over Windows. Viva La Linux!

Virtually every program code has inputs and outputs. Before compiling a source code, programs generally request an input from the user and then output it to the screen after compiling if the program is well designed and there is no error inside it. Usually, as the program becomes more complicated, error possibility increases. A good software expert easily realizes where the code has faults and corrects it. Since our first code will be very small and very simple, we will not face with any error.

Before starting to write code, we initially have a compiler which is going to evaluate our code. I use Dev C for this. There are many other compilers which run on different platforms like Unix, Linux and Windows.

In this project, we will output the names of the subprograms of Triond on to C terminal screen. This is the simplest algorithm since there is no input in this example. Let's start writing our code step by step.

Step 1: Open the File from the menu bar of C software and save as the blank page Project1. This yields a file with an extension of cpp.

Step 2: Describe the name and aim of the programs. To do so, we use comments. Comments are ignored by the compiler. For commenting, we use some special scripts like double slash or slash-asterisk character .

If we use a single line comment, double slash is enough. However, if our comment is placed more than one line, we use double slash for each line or take the commented part between slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash characters .

Step 3: C needs library files which define what the input and output functions are and what they do when they are used in a code. Iostream is the library file of input and output function.

Before the name of library files, we use a special character, preprocessor directive character. Include is used before the name of every library file and such file names are placed mathematical comparison characters.

Step 4: Every C code uses functions. The default function is main. Main function is the first function compiled by the programs. This function usually calls other functions. Before the name of function, we specify which type of output our code returns. In our program, we think that it returns to integer and use int. After the function name, we use parantheses. In this example, there will be nothing between parantheses but in more complicated programs, there may be parameter names and it's types or definitions. We place our statements between left brace and right brace.

Step 5: To print on to the screen,we use cout function. We simply place our string inside double quote characters. Every statement inside the functions ends with a special semicolon character.

Step 6: To check the validity, we use return function.In this simple example, it returns to 0.

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1. Linux is free. That can almost stand on its own but I'll elaborate on this point a bit. Linux is free to download, customize, use and even redistribute as long as you comply with its licensing caveats in the Gnu Public License (GPL). This one fact makes it thousands of dollars cheaper than any commercial operating system.
2. Linux is very stable. Linux never needs to be rebooted unless you upgrade the kernel (the core of the operating system). You can install or remove software, stop and start any service or peripheral, change network addresses, and just about anything else without a single reboot. Updates are free and automatic and work completely in the background. Linux is a stable multi-user, multi-tasking operating system which means that even your home computer could support dozens of users simultaneously with no affect on its stability.
3. Linux provides you with thousands of useful software packages. Everything from office suites (OpenOffice.org, KOffice, and Lotus SmartSuite) to an Exchange Server compatible Email client (Evolution) to games to the FireFox web browser. Linux has so much free software included with it that, if you had to purchase it all, you probably wouldn't.
4. Linux will run on your old hardware. No more upgrade madness with every new version of the operating system or software suites. Linux is perfectly at home on that old 5 year old computer that you thought you'd have to throw away so you can upgrade to the newest offering from a certain commercial software maker.
5. Linux powers the Internet. It's true. There are more Linux servers that power the world's websites than any other operating system. Linux has traditionally been a server operating system residing in chilly data centers, humming away quietly, while serving millions of web pages to content-hungry web surfers. But Linux isn't just for serving web pages anymore--you can use it as your Desktop computer operating system, on your PDA, or even on your cell phone. You may be using it right now without knowing it.

If you're a beginner with Linux and want to try it out, I suggest looking at Ubuntu Linux--the world's most popular Desktop Linux distribution. No matter which Linux distribution you choose, you may never want do Windows again.

Ken Hess is a freelance technical writer who writes on a variety of open source topics. You may reach him through his website at http://www.kenhess.com.

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If you're pregnant or you want to be a mother, it's time for you to have one USB Pregnancy Test device. It's 99% accurate to detect hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotropin), hCG-H (hyperglycosylated hCG - for detection before your first missed period), and LH (luteinizing hormone - for detection of your most fertile days). Note that these hormones don't indicate pregnancy or ovulation respectively as the extenuating circumstances may have affected the levels of these hormones in your body. In addition to these hormones, the device will show you the symbol of a baby, no baby, or multiples and your estimated delivery date based upon your concentration of hCG, hCG-H, and LH in your urine via its onscreen interface.

To use it, you pee on a stick, specifically the absorbent test strip at one end, then you remove the cap from the other end of the stick (to keep you away from casually contaminating) to reveal the USB connector. Next, pop it into your computer and you'll see your USB port starts the electrospray ionization process with a created spectrograph of the various masses for your analysis and urinalysis. After reviewing your test results, just pop the device out of your computer and change the test strip. The display will remain lit for five minutes before power off. It is recommended to use the horizontal USB drives for this USB product to avoid accidental moisture transference.

USB Wheel Phone Stand

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Can you feed your eyes with a visual stimulant instead of hearing the phone rings? Of course, with a device called USB Wheel Phone Stand, you can achieve your desire. However, this Ferris wheel only works for VoIP phones.When a call comes in, this device which is connected to your PC will spin. It's indeed an interesting stuff!

Popdrive Bottle Drive

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The Popdrive Bottle Opener is a 1GB thumb drive that is both USB 2.0 and 1.1 compatible. This device comes with an attached bottle opener with its entire length in 3.75”, 1.5” in width, and 0.5” in height. Now, you can have this device to transfer your file and open those cold beverages without using your teeth. It also has an attached carabineer-style key chain to enable you to clip to your belt buckle, backpack, purse or set of keys easily. Its unique feature is that it lets you transferring files and opens the frosty beverage with the pesky bottle caps all at a time.

“I Love You” LED Laptop Light

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“I Love You” LED Laptop Light is a device that adds a little more light to your laptop or computer. It might be a perfect gift to give for Techie girl.

Star Wars USB Hubs

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For both computer Greeks and Star War's fans, the invention of R2-D2 and Darth Vader USB Hubs seem to be good news for them. Undoubtedly, the addition of these USB hubs will bring more joys to the computer users. Once you plug one of them into the USB port, it will operate automatically. You will see its eyes get blinking, its head moves and you will listen to sounds actually to what you listen in the Star War movie.

USB Fridge

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This USB Fridge will keep your beverage chilled while you're at your computer. It gets 5 minutes to bring the fridge down to 8 degree Celsius (47 degree Fahrenheit) after plugging it to your laptop or computer.

USB Illuminated Roll-up Keyboard

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This USB Illuminated Roll-up Keyboard is made by high-quality silicone and it is washable, water resistance, soft touch while typing without creating sounds and foldable. It comes in white and pink color. This device is so convenient that it can be rolled up and put easily in your briefcase, notebook carrying bag or backpack.

USB Data Injection

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This is not made for the injection purpose; rather it is used for data junkies. It might be simply made your daily data storage easier and interesting.

Stethoscope looks like USB

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Please don't be mistaken! This is not a stethoscope that a doctor uses to place on your stomach to diagnose to sounds of your heart, breathing, intestines and blood flow in arteries and veins. This USB is used for a direct individual data connection. It is equipped with the properties of hearing, scanning and checking.

Strange looking USB Drive

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This is a very creative designed of a USB drive, featuring in a delicate art in its design. It is a tool for theft prevention on a laptop or a computer that is essential for data security, virus protection, industrial or individual espionage and video piracy.

USB Apple-shape Speaker

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This is an interesting design PC speaker used particularly for a notebook. That means the desktop computer users cannot use this device at their computer desks.

USB Monster Hub

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This monster has six-legged attached beneath its body. It has the ability to hook up to USB devices via any of its highly adjustable limbs. Its furry legs are pretty cool looking. This monster resembles the Dark Star that I watched from the Slayers series.

USB & FireWire Hub

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This stylist USB & FireWire combination Hub is designed by Ora-Ïto for your PC or Mac. The hub is round in shape, and has a white polycarbonate appearance. The add-in 4 USB ports and 2 FireWire ports allow you to connect iPod, PSP, mobile phone, movable keyboard, camera and printer simultaneously. That means you can connect up to six devices at a time. It comes with 8 flexible and twistable cables (5 USB 2.0 & 3 FireWire 400), a USB fan, a USB light, a USB extension cable and a FireWire 400 extension cable to make it fully equipped for all the connections the computer users required. Indeed, the connectivity with this interesting USB hub will let you experiencing the creativity and beauty of the art.

A Purse's U-disk

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Nowadays, a USB is like other fashionable hairstyle and clothing has become a modern trend to suit different requirement and situation. Like what you see in the picture, this is a female-like modern purse U-disk. It is particularly favored by females, spy agents or female detectives.

A Porcupine fish's U-disk

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Hey, you, SpongeBob, don't make me angry; I'll stab you!

Christmas Cake USB Hub

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This creamy cake is a product of Japan. It has 4 ports that are decorated with four USB strawberries, measures 120x120x130mm, and weights 650g. It offers up to 1GB memory and is compatible with OS Window 2000 and later. This sumptuous like creamy USB Hub cake looks like a real cake but unfortunately you're not tempted to have a slice of the cake.

Wooden USB Memory Sticks

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These wooden USB Memory Sticks are available in memory sizes of 512Mb, 1GB, and 2GB. They're USB 2.0 Memory sticks which are compatible to Window, Linux and Mac. These memory sticks are useful to have around when transferring files from a computer to another computer.

The above listed features are just a part of all the uses. There are many other advantages of using Linux like:

• Workspace
  

  Enables you to swap your desktop, so that you can open many windows without Confusion

• GIMP
  

  A photo editing software which is as good as Adobe Photoshop, and for free

• OpenOffice
  

  Has applications for word processing, spread sheets and presentations, hence can easily replace MS Office that costs you so much.

CD burning, Torrent file downloads, Photo viewing and managing, encryption of files and folders with password, Memory Monitor, Taking Screenshots etc. are all in-built features of Linux.

So when are YOU shifting to Linux?

How do I Install?

Following these steps should get you through the installation nice and smooth:

Get the Ubuntu ISO file at Ubuntu's Official Site http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download.

Alternatively, you could buy or request a CD with Ubuntu already burned into it, but buying costs money and requesting takes awhile.

Downloading will take awhile, as the file itself is over 600MB.

Burn the CD Image

An ISO file is the type of file that is usually burned to a CD or DVD for later use. You can use Nero or other Disc burning programs for Ubuntu.

Alternatively, you could use VMWare to make a Virtual Machine within your own.

Load Ubuntu

Once Ubuntu is loaded, you may start the actual installation:

Open the "Install" icon on the desktop. This will take you through the extremely simple installation wizard.

Select the language you want to use and continue.

Choose which time zone you live in.

Click on the keyboard layout you wish to use.

Now here's where it might seem tricky. At this point, it'll ask you how you'd like to partition your drive. Since the scope of the tutorial is mainly installing on a clean disc, stick with "Guided". As you can see, I'm using a 2GB "disc" made in VMWare.

WARNING: Do not install on your computer if you already have an operating system, as you will definitely lose all of your data! This tutorial only deals with installing on a computer that hasn't already had an operating system installed.

Fill out your name, and choose a good password.

Now confirm your installation settings, and change things where required.

Wait until it finishes installing (may take an hour or 2), then reboot.

Congratulations!

You've successfully installed Ubuntu Linux!

What Are the Advantages of Ubuntu?

It's a free, easy-to-use operating system that's being used more and more by people who want a more stable and secure operating system. It has many of the same capabilities, as well as many features not available in Windows.

Have fun using Ubuntu!

"Tux" in geekdom implies penguins. And penguins in the computer world could only mean LINUX!

A "Distro" is an abbreviation of "Distribution" meaning one of either:

• 1) A package of the Linux kernel with a desktop interface and numerous programs
• 2) A set of software components, typically (but not necessarily) open source components, that have been packaged into a larger product or component

Dating Linux distros

I started out using a Linux distro called "Puppy". It was fun, fast, a very small download. I learned a little bit about Linux and became hooked. It reminded me of the good ol' carefree days of DOS. I lived in DOS, the pre-WINDOWS "Disk Operating System" that was the only way to do anything in a computer back in the day of i286 and earlier

I was liking it. Linux can be fun and you get a sense of "being involved" with what is happening with your computer.

I switched to "DSL" ("Damn Small Linux") for a while. Then, -what did I try next? I forget. I casually dated a few available Linux distros but I ended up almost going steady with a relatively newcomer, "PCLinuxOS". We had an off and on relationship for several months. More off-&-on, I'm afraid. My ex, -that's "XP" to most people, still had a strong hold over me.

Then, I switched to Ubuntu. I don't why or what inspired me to try Ubuntu. I just have this secret crush on Linux and good things were being said about Ubuntu. More than an anti-MS diatribe, the whole concept of "open source" appeals to me on some primary level and I wanted some. The same could be argued of any Linux Distro but the Ubuntu mantra of "It Just Works" appealed deeply and isn't that the Holy Grail of a computer's Operating Systems? That they "just work"?

Growing pains

But with Ubuntu I had this nagging problem that it returned errors on start-up trying to mount ("install drivers" for) my USB ports. It "searched" for about a minute to find an appropriate driver I guess before failing, returning an error message and then moving on to the NEXT USB port, etc. I have six USB ports. So, to boot Ubuntu took about 6 or 7 minutes it seemed (probably a bit less than, but easily 3X longer than XP!)

I could not really get any "help" with this, -even in the Ubuntu forums the best answer that anyone could provide was a sincere "...what a wonderful opportunity for you to learn something new!" And yeah, their glass really is half-full. I didn't really NEED my USB ports as much as I needed Ubuntu to start-up in under 7-minutes. That is what I needed.

These people were of course, completely and undeniable correct about the "you could learn" bit. But I wasn't after a learning experience, I wanted a faster boot and solving the USB error messages was how to achieve this. What I wanted (and let's be brutally honest) was a handout FIX. A "download this and run it" solver patch. Whatever. Even a "cheat sheet" would suffice. A 'do this, this and then do this, and voilá! FIXED!'

-Wasn't happening' folks. I should have figured this out. Yes, I may have missed an important opportunity to LEARN something useful. Ubuntu is an awesome distro but that it was not working right pained me too much. I wanted it to, well, keep it's vows and ...just work

Little sister Kubuntu

So, just over a week ago I switched to KUBUNTU. I have heard that is is very easy to learn, etc.

Well, the USB ports were now being recognized and the interface was pretty awesome, beautiful and pristine. Yet, it is seemed MORE confusing than even UBUNTU! There are just too many choices. KDE has been around longer than GNOME so there's more support for it just because there are more programs for it. But that isn't necessarily a GOOD thing, is it, -too many choices? (A rhetorical question. I am not expecting any challenges and they will go un-answered if there are any). It just felt to me that KUBUNTU has this "clunkiness" about it. That it seemingly struggled to do anything. For example, for two days I played around with the CD-player AMORAK trying to get something in the way of music out of my CD-player. Come to find out, it was working, -I just had to turn the sound up to 100% to actually HEAR anything! Rather faint, but there was sound. Granted, my sound card is a cheapie but it WORKS and it should be quite audible at even 50%...

So, in desperation, I found and installed old flame http://www.pclinuxos.com/ PCLinuxOS 2007. Okay... WOW!!!! They changed a LOT of things with PCLinuxOS! A new desktop, faster load-time, -a new attitude! The whole experience is slipstreamed

PCLinuxOS is still KDE, the "K-Desktop Environment" and while I am the most comfortable using the other environment "GNOME", this has a welcoming feeling about it. I can learn this

I have read that PCLinuxOS was originally based upon Mandrake 9.2 but later changed to Mandriva 2007. Maybe this is the notable change I mentioned? I'm pretty sure that this isn't the same distro that I used over a year ago. It is better!

More Praise for PCLinuxOS

It's very slick, smooth, -even more so than before. Easy to use, intuitive, almost sublime! For me it loads in about one-minute fifteen seconds to the "log-on" screen and another 15-seconds for me to type my phat-def password in and then, I'm using Linux again. A "under 2-minute start-up" beats Ubuntu/Kubuntu's 3 and 5+minute respectively start-up times!

In fairness, the faults here are probably all mine. Other people have not had the difficulty with the Ubuntu/Kubuntu distros as I have. Or, -maybe they have? I don't know. I have not been to the Ubuntu forum in awhile. But I'm definitely going to drop by the PCLinuxOS boards. I like my new Operating System. A lot

Instead of 'It just works' and "It just works, barely", I've gone back to "PCLinuxOS" and likely here I shall stay for a long, long time. They herald PCLinuxOS as "the distro-hopper stopper". I readily concur

The opinions expressed in this article, while biased and probably to be taken somewhat lightly, are free to become your own. That is "open source". I recommend anyone interested in trying Linux to give PCLinuxOS a chance.

Hopefully these programs help you.

I really suggest organizing your files before making the switch to Ubuntu. It will make the process much faster. Move all of your files into one location (ie: a backup folder), once you have done that; you will need to convert unsupported file types.

Many types of music files cannot be used on Ubuntu without additional software for legal reasons. The following file types are not supported by Ubuntu by default: mp3, wma, aac, and RealAudio. Although, these files my be used if you install additional software. If you do not want to install additional software, you will need to convert them to a supported file type. I would suggest converting them to “oog vorbis.” OOG Vorbis is a lossless format which provides outstanding audio quality.

Also, many types of video files cannot be used on Ubuntu without additional software, due to legal restrictions. The following video formats are not supported without additional software: wmv, RealAudio, DivX, and QuickTime. You would need to convert these files.

Many office files are not supported by Ubuntu. There is an Office program built into Ubuntu, this supports Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.

Ubuntu supports all major image types, and you can even use PSD files with Gimp.

You will need to call your ISP (Internet service provider), and see if you need any additional information to set up your internet connection on Ubuntu.

You will want to save your bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Opera, and FireFox. You can import both of these into FireFox once you install Ubuntu. You will also want to write down your email settings if you use POP3, SMTP, or IMAP.

Once you have collected everything you need. You can burn the information to a CD, or DVD. And, if you have a supported removable device, you can store it on there.

And, that's all you need in order to start using Ubuntu! If you would need any additional help, you can ask questions on the Ubuntu Forums.

Thanks for reading, and welcome to the open world.

Windows has conditioned us to run updates and download the latest drivers but with Linux you only have to add software if you want. Drivers or software are not required for it to run at its' best. Linux is flexible in many ways because you can put in the software you want instead of install all the component. By not running all the software and updates than Linux uses less disk space. If a hard drive is almost full than Linux still could run because it doesn't take much to run the system. Linux is really a hassle free operating system and the time we use for updates would be time that businesses could use elsewhere. Businesses worry about the security of their systems especially with windows.

Linux is one of the most secure operating systems we have. That means the system is hack free and if I owned a business that would be important. The reasons that the system is secure is that all the software and downloads are free so that your credit card doesn't have to go over the internet. The administrator has the option of letting his employee have access to the files he wants. Instead of an employee hacking into the computer and getting important information the employer can block their access to that file. He can also see who is on the network and how long. It's real nice with payroll and to see what his employees are doing. The cost of Linux is not even comparable to windows.

Windows cost us a lot of money with all the downloads and buying of newer software or the licenses to run the software. But as for Linux, the software is GNU (General Public License) which means that you can start working right away without the worry that the trial period will be over soon. It is much more stable than windows because we never need to reboot Linux to maintain the performance. In the business aspect, time is money and rebooting a lot will cost time and money. The licenses that we pay for on windows usually are for only a single computer while Linux software can be distributed on as many computers as you like without costing a dime. Businesses that use Linux would be Pizza hut, Chucky Cheese and I'm sure there are more. With business that is high volume customers like in the pizza business than Linux would be perfect and hassle free. You would think with all the money that the pizza businesses are saving with Linux than the cost of pizza would be real low.

As you can see, Linux is a better operating system than window or at least cost less. The cost of software and Licenses sure do add up but with Linux you will never have that. Your credit card or important information will never go over the internet. Linux can run for long period of time without being rebooted unlike windows. If I were a business owner than Linux would be the way to go but the most difficult thing is to teach the employees how to run Linux.