nytimes.com — Linux, the free operating system, has gone from an intriguing experiment to a mainstream technology in corporate data centers, helped by the backing of major technology companies like I.B.M., Intel and Hewlett-Packard, which sponsored industry consortiums to promote its adoption.
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sailorJan 22, 2007
subgenius you are being unreal yourself...you can use konqueror to extract a tar if you don't know where the plugin directory is then search for it...you can edit config files with kwrite or what ever editor you want...edit firewall with firestarter...I can go on an on. I use the command line because it's faster.Windows update vs linux update...su (super user, root password), password (if you can't remember your root passward you should be using a computer at all, it is what keeps your system from getting all the viri and trojans that your win machine is wide open to)yum update -ydone...windows updatesp2 crashed my machine..that didn't go so wellnow it tells me my legal software is pirated...simply because I added a HD and ram...sure easyreboot machine to complete the install...start winupdate again to get the rest of the updates...hmmm PITA!all done...Now I have the same slow, viri infected and bloated windows machine that I had before....yippie!
sailorJan 22, 2007
It is so easy...but you do have to learn some stuff. If that is too much for you to handle I would suggest you don't have what it take to operate any computer and shouldn't be on the web sucking up bandwith that could be better used by those who taken the time and effort to learn their OS. (any OS!)
honoredmuleJan 22, 2007
Also, try Sabayon. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Since that distro isn't hung up so much on freedom of speech, it comes out of the box already actually working and set up with all the proprietary goodness you need, such as drivers, flash, DVD playback, etc. (good fonts, too, I think)Score one for the freedom of *choice* group (as in the choice to have an OS work by default).
kettlechipsJan 22, 2007
ScalixMuch easier to set-up and maintain than Exchange.
roosterjm2k2Jan 23, 2007
nevermind
Closed AccountJan 23, 2007
I don't think its really going to help by charging $25 - $500,000 to be a part of an organization... Linux is free and developing for it shouldn't cost that much.