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What is So Great About Linux
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| Leveraging work done on UNIX and GNU projects helped to get Linux up and
| running quickly. The culture of sharing in the open source community and
| adoption of a wide array of tools for communicating on the Internet have
| helped Linux move quickly through infancy and adolescence to become a mature
| operating system.
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| The simple commitment to share code is probably the single most powerful
| contributor to the growth of the open source software movement in general,
| and Linux in particular. That commitment has also encouraged involvement from
| the kind of people who are willing to contribute back to that community in
| all kinds of ways. The willingness of Linus to incorporate code from others
| in the Linux kernel has also been critical to the success of Linux. The
| following sections characterize Linux and the communities that support it.
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http://computingtech.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-is-so-great-about-linux.html
Recent:
Microsoft Is Giving Up on Windows
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| It's true: Microsoft has confirmed that it's abandoning Windows as we know
| it. Cagey as ever, the Microsofties won't say when it'll happen, but they
| have talked a little bit about what the next OS is going to look like--or not
| look like.
|
| [...]
|
| Midori for Linux?
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| One of my smarter-than-me buddies, Gary F., told me that Linus Torvalds
| worked on something called Midori a few years ago, an embedded Linux for
| mobile devices: "I doubt Microsoft would ever release something that could be
| traced back to Linux, but if I recall correctly, Transmeta's Midori had some
| rudimentary 'cloud computing' features vaguely similar to Microsoft's
| Midori." Read "Details emerge on Transmeta's "Mobile Linux" and "Transmeta
| Exports Midori Linux to China" for details.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/149709/microsoft_is_giving_up_on_windows.html
10 Reasons Why Ubuntu Linux is Better Than Microsoft Windows OS
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| 1. Ubuntu Linux has fewer security issues and viruses
|
| Ubuntu Linux is created based on Open Source concept of code-sharing and the
| source code is available to anyone who understands. Thus, any security issue
| encountered can be fixed withing 48 hours or less. I don’t mean to say that
| Ubuntu does not have security issues, but compared to Windows OS, Ubuntu has
| a faster turnaround.
| As of 2008, there are less than 1000 known viruses that infects GNU/Linux
| operating systems. Compared to Windows operating system which has more than
| 74, 000 viruses. Though the threat is real on GNU/Linux, rest assured that
| the Open Source community are taking no chances.
|
| 2. Ubuntu Linux can be installed on low-end systems
| Ubuntu Linux does not require high-end hardware to run.
|
| It practically runs on processors ranging from Intel 386 to Intel Core 2 Duo
| and later. Refer to http://www.ubuntu.com on minimum system requirements and
| supported hardware, but I assure you, it will run!
|
| 3. Ubuntu Linux does not hog RAM and virtual memory...
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http://ubuntu.sg/?p=59
I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch
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| It used to be that just the entertainment industries wanted to control your
| computers -- and televisions and iPods and everything else -- to ensure that
| you didn't violate any copyright rules. But now everyone else wants to get
| their hooks into your gear.
|
| [...]
|
| And that's the key to understanding this system. Don't be fooled by the scare
| stories of wireless devices on airplanes and in hospitals, or visions of a
| world where no one is yammering loudly on their cellphones in posh
| restaurants. This is really about media companies wanting to exert their
| control further over your electronics. They not only want to prevent you from
| surreptitiously recording movies and concerts, they want your new television
| to enforce good "manners" on your computer, and not allow it to record any
| programs. They want your iPod to politely refuse to copy music to a computer
| other than your own. They want to enforce their legislated definition of
| manners: to control what you do and when you do it, and to charge you
| repeatedly for the privilege whenever possible.
|
| "Digital Manners Policies" is a marketing term. Let's call this what it
| really is: Selective Device Jamming. It's not polite, it's dangerous. It
| won't make anyone more secure -- or more polite.
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http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/06/securitymatters_0626
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