By Arpit Sharma
What Is Linux :-
Linux is an operating system that was initially created as ahobby by a young student, Linus Torvalds, at the University ofHelsinki in Finland. Linus had an interest in Minix, a smallUNIX system, and decided to develop a system that exceeded theMinix standards.
Linux is developed under the GNU General Public License and itssource code is freely available to everyone. Linux may be usedfor a wide variety of purposes including networking, softwaredevelopment, and as an end-user platform.
Linux is often considered an excellent, low-cost alternative toother more expensive operating systems. Due to the very natureof Linux's functionality and availability, it has become quitepopular worldwide and a vast number of software programmers havetaken Linux's source code and adapted it to meet theirindividual needs.
At this time, there are dozens of ongoing projects for portingLinux to various hardware configurations and purposes. Here are10 reasons why Linux could be the best operating system for you.
A Linux Distribution has thousands of dollars worth of softwarefor no cost (or a couple of dollars if purchased on CD). Linuxis a complete operating system that is :-
Stable - the crash of an application is much less likely tobring down the operating system under Linux
Reliable - Linux servers are often up for hundreds of dayscompared with the regular reboots required with a Windowssystem. Extremely powerful.
Comes with a complete development environment, including C,C++, Fortran compilers, and toolkits such as Qt and scriptinglanguages such as Perl, Awk and sed. A C compiler for Windowsalone would set you back hundreds of dollars.
Excellent networking facilities: allowing you to share CPUs,share modems etc; all of which are not included or availablewith Windows 95 The ideal environment to run servers such as aweb server (e.g. Apache), or an FTP server.
A wide variety of commercial software is available if the freesoftware doesn't satisfy your needs.
An operating system that is easily upgradeable. After anylength of time a typical installation of Windows and softwaregets into a complete mess. Often the only way to clear out allthe debris is to reformat the hard disk and start again. Linux,however, is much better for maintaining the system.
Supports multiple processors as standard.
True multi-tasking; the ability to run more than one program atthe same time.
Excellent window systems called X; the equivalent of Windowsbut much more flexible.
Linux holds a major share as a server operating system and hasthe largest market share for the entire Internet. It is alsoincreasingly popular on the desktop as well. Internet PresenceDivision provides value-added service and support on allversions of Linux.
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