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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Improvements on Linux, 1991-2004 Kernel 0.01 released - 1991 XFree86 ported to Linux - 1992 TCP/IP stack ported to Linux - 1993 Kernel 1.0 released - 1994 Kernel 2.0 released - 1996 Kernel 2.4 released - 2000 Kernel 2.6 released - 2003 Kernel 0.01 released - 1991 XFree86 ported to Linux - 1992 TCP/IP stack ported to Linux - 1993 Kernel 1.0 released - 1994 Kernel 2.0 released - 1996 Kernel 2.4 released - 2000 Kernel 2.6 released - 2003

7. What Linux can do today Support for USB, Firewire, 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth Run Windows programs with WINE Work with Email, 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, 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth Run Windows programs with WINE Work with Email, WWW, images/photos, audio/music, video/film, OpenGL, burn CDs and DVDs, word-process, games, watch and record TV—anything Windows can do.

8. 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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15. 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

16. 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

17. http://www.linux.org http://kernel.org http://linuxiso.org http://debian.org http://slackware.com http://fedora.redhat.com http://gentoo.org http://sourceforge.net http://linux.tucows.com http://freshmeat.net http://www.linux.org http://kernel.org http://linuxiso.org http://debian.org http://slackware.com http://fedora.redhat.com http://gentoo.org http://sourceforge.net http://linux.tucows.com http://freshmeat.net