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| Time: 15:03 EST/20:03 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Brian Kvalheim | ||
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In his wildest dreams, Microsoft founder Bill Gates could not have foreseen that the greatest challenge to his software empire would come from a friendly looking penguin named Tux, the mascot for the open-source operating system Linux. Named after its originator, Linus Torvalds, Linux is the standard bearer of the open-source software movement. In brief, this means that the code for the operating system - which acts as the layer between the hardware of a computer such as a PC and the applications such as word processing - is not owned by any corporation, but rather 'belongs' to the worldwide community of developers. This provides tremendous energy and flexibility but does raise issues of support and required in-house technical skills, which have delayed a widespread adoption of Linux. Not any more - Linux is now mainstream. | ||
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| #1 By 37 (24.183.41.60) at 11/28/2004 3:16:54 PM |
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"Linux is inherently a more stable and secure platform than Windows. This is partly because the viruses do not run on Linux, thus security is more robust."
That my friends, is incorrect and spreads FUD rampant. This post was edited by AWBrian on Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 15:58. |
| #2 By 116 (24.173.215.234) at 11/29/2004 12:49:36 AM |
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I know you are trying to be sarcastic #6 but I actually believe that to be the truth...
MS is a predominately American company. So naturally people in foreign countries tend to hate that, just like they hate everything else American. Unfortunately for them there aren't really any other viable options for them. Peace, RA |
| #3 By 7797 (63.76.44.6) at 11/29/2004 4:12:48 PM |
| ClosedStandards of course there are no alternatives to Windows XP and MSIE now, but there will be an alternative soon. Windows Longhorn and an updated MSIE are just around the corner. |
| #4 By 37 (67.37.29.142) at 11/29/2004 4:19:48 PM |
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"Windows Longhorn and an updated MSIE are just around the corner. "
True that! |
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