Beginners FAQ - LinuxLinks News
Why should I use Linux? Here are lots of reasons why Linux might be the perfect operating system to meet your requirements. Here are a few: A Linux Distribution has thousands of dollars worth of software for no cost (or a couple of dollars if purchased on DVD). Linux is a complete operating system that is: stable - the crash of an application is much less likely to bring down the operating system under Linux; reliable - Linux servers are often up for hundreds of days compared with the regular reboots required with a Windows system; extremely powerful. Comes with a complete development environment, including C, C++, Fortran compilers, toolkits such as Qt and scripting languages such as Perl, Awk and sed. A C compiler for Windows alone would set you back hundreds of dollars. Excellent networking facilities The ideal environment to run servers such as a web server (e.g. Apache), or an FTP server. A wide variety of commercial software is available if your needs aren't sati...