As you have probably read or heard about or is already in love with
GNU/Linux, it is a completely free OS. Linux, copyrighted by Linus
Torvalds is the free kernel. Mr.Torvalds started writing the kernel
when he was a student in Finland and with lot of developers around
the world contributing code and bug fixes, Linux
kernel
is remarkably stable, fast
and provides true POSIX compliance. It is a true multitasking environment.
The free in Linux license implies more on the freedom you have
with the source code. This kernel when combined with
GNU
software can give you a complete
OS. Check the GNU
site to learn more
about their software and the philosophy. GNU project was
started by Richard Stallman, without whose software I doubt whether Linux
kernel would've been possible at all.
How can Linux help you at home? I have two machines at home, one runs as a server, which runs Apache, MySQL, IP forwarding, Squid etc. The second PC is used as a workstation which has most software I need, and dual boots into Windows 98 and Mandrake Linux 8.0. I rarely boot Windows98 - our banking software was the only application that I use there. This year, even that is not necessary since our bank now has a web based interface and they are throwing out the old program. My wife uses Windows98 because she uses mainly Encarta and Encyclopedia Britannica.
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