GNU/Linux Pros, Cons, and everything in between Eoban Binder Pros, Cons, and everything in between Eoban Binder

GNU GNU’s Not Unix GNU’s a free Unix clone All parts of GNU are free software GNU’s given us a lot of valuable software like gcc and Linux GNU’s Not Unix GNU’s a free Unix clone All parts of GNU are free software GNU’s given us a lot of valuable software like gcc and Linux

What is Linux? Linux is an operating system Unlike DOS, Linux can multitask (manage multiple processes or threads at once) Linux is multi-user Linux is portable; it runs on the Intel 386 and later, the Motorola 680x0, the IBM Power and PowerPC, Sun Microsystems’ SPARC, ARM, MIPS, DEC VAX and Alpha, and many more Linux is an operating system Unlike DOS, Linux can multitask (manage multiple processes or threads at once) Linux is multi-user Linux is portable; it runs on the Intel 386 and later, the Motorola 680x0, the IBM Power and PowerPC, Sun Microsystems’ SPARC, ARM, MIPS, DEC VAX and Alpha, and many more

Linux Linus Torvalds in 1991 on the IBM 386 An alternative to MINUX, an alternative to Unix that had too many legal restrictions, and to 386BSD, which wasn’t complete Torvalds released the source code to Linux on the internet later that year Linus Torvalds in 1991 on the IBM 386 An alternative to MINUX, an alternative to Unix that had too many legal restrictions, and to 386BSD, which wasn’t complete Torvalds released the source code to Linux on the internet later that year

Improvements on Linux, Kernel 0.01 released XFree86 ported to Linux TCP/IP stack ported to Linux Kernel 1.0 released Kernel 2.0 released Kernel 2.4 released Kernel 2.6 released Kernel 0.01 released XFree86 ported to Linux TCP/IP stack ported to Linux Kernel 1.0 released Kernel 2.0 released Kernel 2.4 released Kernel 2.6 released

What Linux can do today Support for USB, Firewire, a/b/g, Bluetooth Run Windows programs with WINE Work with , WWW, images/photos, audio/music, video/film, OpenGL, burn CDs and DVDs, word-process, games, watch and record TV—anything Windows can do. Support for USB, Firewire, a/b/g, Bluetooth Run Windows programs with WINE Work with , WWW, images/photos, audio/music, video/film, OpenGL, burn CDs and DVDs, word-process, games, watch and record TV—anything Windows can do.

Distributions Debian (Ubuntu, Knoppix, etc.) Slackware (formerly SLS) (Vectorlinux) Fedora (formerly Red Hat) (SuSE, Mandrake) Gentoo Debian (Ubuntu, Knoppix, etc.) Slackware (formerly SLS) (Vectorlinux) Fedora (formerly Red Hat) (SuSE, Mandrake) Gentoo

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Software Microsoft Office OpenOffice Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Adobe Photoshop The Gimp AOL Instant Messenger Gaim Outlook Evolution Windows Media Player VideoLAN, Mplayer iTunes, WinAmp Rhythmbox, XMMS Mirc X-Chat Nero X-CD-Roast Windows GNU/Linux

Why use Linux? Virus-free Superior security implementation Runs a lot of software, and most is free Linux is proven Linux is easy Linux is free Virus-free Superior security implementation Runs a lot of software, and most is free Linux is proven Linux is easy Linux is free