What Exactly Linux Is and How It Is Different From Windows

Linux is an Operating System that is based on Unix (the most anti-user friendly operating system, and the first one, which also happens to be the most stable/difficult). It is something that a programmer can one day take the source code of, and change it to his liking, improve it even, free of charge. No one paid for all the programmers out there to do free work on an operating system that would be free too. There are lots, and lots, and lots of different distributions of Linux, so many that i don't know about all of them, and new ones come out often - Mind you, they're all slightly different from one another, and have something uniquely spesific to offer its users !

How Linux Began

Linux began in 1991, with a single man from Finland, Linux Torvalds. His work was complete in 1994, which revolutionized the computer world.

How Is Linux Different Than Windows

Windows is from Monkey_Soft - Linux is from Linspire, Red Hat, SuSe, Mandriva, Ubuntu, Xandros, Knoppix, Slackware, Lycoris... etc.
Windows costs you lots of money - 98% Of Linux Distributions are FREE
Windows gives you free and frequent updates on itself - Linux gives you free and frequent updates on Itself, Its function, and in most cases your Software !
Windows comes with 1 slightly editable GUI (graphical user interface, the stuff that you see ) - Linux has many !
Windows offers expensive versions of itself for Servers - Linux itself can be used as a Server, and one version/distribution of a server linux can fit on a floppy disk
Windows has to be restarted every 1 to 2 days - Linux has to be restarted every one to two weeks
You can use only 1 copy of windows with only 1 computer - You can use unlimited copies of linux with as many computers as the world has
Windows technical support costs money - Ubuntu Linux technical support comes free for 60 days if you buy the CD with v8.04 or higher at, lets say Best Buy for only $20
Windows has tons of software - Linux has 10 times more, and 98% is FREE
Windows isses/problems are fixed through expensive software - Linux issues/problems are fixed through learning new things, and getting help on FREELY AVAILABLE, and "PLEASE ASK US ANYTHING AND WE'LL HELP YOU" forums, of course from experts !
Windows needs at least 1 AntiVirus program and 1 very good Firewall - Linux doesn't need those. If you want them, they're most likely free, and easier to use/understand
Windows gets lots of viruses - Linux is slightly familiar with the term "Virus".. one in a million MIGHT get one, a big MIGHT
Windows needs 2 to 3 AntiSpyware programs and PopUp Blockers - Linux doesn't know what Spyware is, and can, and will block Pop-Up's
Installing software on Windows is a burden - Installing software on Linux is like a walk in the park, you enjoy it !
Finding Windows software takes hours and hours and hours - Finding Linux software takes minutes !
Gaming with Windows is expensive - Gaming with Linux is mostly FREE !
Updating Windows is slow, it crashes, and you may get erros - Updating Linux is fast, wont crash, 99% error free !

Q: How can i get Linux?
A: You can buy it from too many places on the internet, even comes with a book, and costs ALOT LESS than Winblows. Or you can simply download it for free (98% of the time), and burn it on a CD or DVD.

Q: Where do i get Linux?
A: Walmart, lots of other places too, and the internet

Q: How do i install linux?
A: Most distrubutions nowadays try to have a Live CD, so you can try Linux without installing, and if you like it, you install it very easily through the same Live CD

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