27 Reasons Using Linux

1.       Linux is an operating system 32-bit FULL. There was no 16-bit code or a mixture of both in every application, so the possibility of a crash between a small application once.

2.        Most, UNIX machines (TM) and its variants have preemptive multitasking nature. Multitasking: handle multiple processes simultaneously, where all of these processes are not mutually hinder / inhibit even walking together at the same time.

3.       Multiuser, is more than one person can use a program similar / different from the same machine at the same time in the terminal the same / different.

4.       Multiconsole. In a computer, users can login with the same user name / differ by more than one occasion, without the need to close the previous session. Multiconsole not only applied to the CLI (Command Line Interface / Interpreter command-line interface), but can also be applied to the GUI (Graphical User Interface-based graphical interface). Multiconsole may be enforced in Linux, because Linux is a Non-Dedicated Servers, unlike Novell Netware version 4 downwards, which is a Dedicated Server. In Non-Dedicated Server, users can even work as well as via the client uses the server computer as a server to work to serve existing clients.

5.       Shell is programmable. Shell: a program designed to receive commands from the user and run it. Shell is one of the interface in Linux is CLI (Command Line Interpreter / Interface).

6.      Linux also has a graphical interface (GUI) as UNIX (TM) System V other modern. Graphical interface called the X-Window System (X-Windows is not) with various display options (dynamic), such as fvwm, olvwm, twm, afterstep, kde, Enlightenment, WindowMaker, gnome, mlvwm, etc.. Examples of graphical user interface mentioned above can be found at: http://www.PLiG.org/xwinman/

7.      Programs - programs and networking applications are available in ALL Linux distributions (on CD or diskette), so no need to find / buy / download additional applications again. Management method (administering) the application - the application is also available in the CLI or GUI interface. You will be reminded of the slogan "New Technology" property of MS Windows NT in relation to the built-in networking and multitasking, despite the fact that, in the UNIX (TM) (and now Linux), the slogan "New Technology" has been there since more than 15 years . The logic is this: UNIX (TM) is used as OS network (in mainframe) since more than 15 years ago, and now do a 'downsizing' leading to its PC version coming out with Linux. DOS is used as the OS for PC (non-network) since more than 15 years ago, and now do a 'upsizing' leading to the NOS version (read: Network Operating System) was the release of MS Windows. Easier where, (for engineers) between downsizing & upsizing? Which is more stable in the end?

8.      No need for expensive hardware. Linux can run on a PC computer with MINIMAL configuration as follows:

* 386 DX microprocessor (Intel, AMD, Cyrix, TI, Chips & Tech.)
* 4 MB of RAM (no GUI) and 8 MB (with GUI)
* 85 MB hard drive Space

For special purposes, Linux can be run only by one / two floppy disks, for example on harddiskless computers (without hard drive) and the router.

9.      No need to defragment. Linux uses the file system ext2fs (Second Extended File System) which has the advantages of an automatic reduction of fragmentation. By using ext2fs, the performance of read / write (access) from / to the hard drive is maintained.

10.  Support access to 33 different kinds of file systems. Linux is able to access the file system FAT16, FAT32 (DOS belongs), VFAT (Win), HPFS (OS / 2), Minix, UFS (Solaris), Xenix, SCO, Novell, etc..

11.  . Flexibility in the mount. Mounting: mapping partition, file, directory, or the hardware address into the computer memory. For DOS / Windows, the partition will usually automatically mounted when discovered when first booting, ie as A:, B:, C:, D:, E :.... Z: (only up to 26 drives only). Linux usually mount the partition, file, directory, or the hardware address of a file, making it more flexible, because it was limited by the amount.

12.  Most of the applications included in Linux distributions have a GPL (GNU Public License), so the source code is also included in each distribution. With the full access to source code, Linux can be developed and modified freely by the user according to individual tastes, and even provide opportunities for users to patch their own as soon as possible bug (s) that exist in an application, if found.

13.  Open Systems Portability. At first the UNIX (TM) can only be run on a DEC PDP-7 minicomputer, but with Linux, ported (writing) an application to a variety of platforms becomes easier, because each platform now has a version of the Linux root. Linux can run on: x86, DEC Alpha, Sun SPARC, PowerMac, PPC mk86, etc..

14.  Emulators are available for running applications that are designed (read compiled) for different Operating Systems, for example:

* Dosemu (a DOS emulator): to run a DOS application.
* WINE (Windows Emulator) to run 16-bit Windows applications and some Windows 32-bit applications.
* Executor: to run Macintosh applications.
* IBCS: to run the executable file FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SCO UNIX (TM)

and there are still others.

15.  Log management is good. Any process involving the kernel and daemon applications, will normally be recorded in separate log files are easy to read, so as to facilitate the tracking error or tracking user activity. Applications daemon is an application that serves to provide certain services in the server (eg sendmail daemon to serve applications mailserver, etc.).

16.  Linux Users of rapid accretion. Linux is a variant of UNIX (TM) has recorded the most rapid development throughout the world. Compared to UNIX - UNIX, the number of users at 7.5 million people in 7 years is quite fantastic. With increasing numbers of users, the easier it will get support and drivers for various hardware. These web sites are dedicated to spreading information about Linux as well as discussions about Linux arena also growing in number. Please visit the website: http://counter.li.org/estimate.html to see the number of Linux users (although the site can not be regarded as official statistics on the number of Linux users worldwide).

17.  Remote Control. Any Linux users who use port 23 by Telnet program can control your Linux computer remotely, anytime, from anywhere, such as - if the user is in front of him directly. This terminology is causing a headless server, that server is just a CPU alone, without a monitor, no mouse, no keyboard, maybe even without a disk drive, but using an ethernet card. If the admins want memaintenance server, live login from one client that has a Telnet application. Thus, the cost of expenditures for the purchase of servers could be reduced, or diverted to purchase a better CPU. Imagine: (Pentium II + + SCSI disks + 3Com LANCard MB 440BX) but headless vs. (Pentium II + + IDE disk LANCard NE * 000 + MB 440LX) plus VDU Keyb + + + FDD More expensive Mou Where? Which is more qualified? Which is more economical place?

18.  Patch a quick release. Every operating system has bugs, but not every manufacturer Operating System immediately responded by issuing a patch for me'nambal 'weakness was in a short time. Sometimes they even include it in the release of the Operating System newer versioned, so it requires users to buy the OS again. This is different with Linux, because Linux applications are developed and manufactured by many programmers from around the world, then releases the latest patch will always be available for download in a relatively short time, even in general WITHOUT any additional cost.

19.  Most Linux applications have a GPL (GNU Public License). With the GPL license, users not only freely use Linux (both for personal purposes even commercial ones), Linux distribution, copying Linux, but even allowed to modify it to be distributed again, or modified for the purposes of the user according to taste each one, because source code must be included in the copy / installation / distribution of Linux applications. GPL license can be found at: http://www.fsf.org

20.  Although most Linux applications are under the GPL license, but there are companies that provide commercial support on Linux, such as Caldera, Inc.., RedHat, and Suse, with the intention that commercial Linux software users are getting a fair sales service. Prices quoted by commercial Linux http://www.unix-vs-nt.org/kirch/ (in this case RedHat) is U.S. $ 49.95 (October 1998).

21.  Linux basically can not have a virus. Viruses DOS / Windows that number tens of thousands, not one could undermine Linux, because of the different ways of handling between DOS / Windows to Linux on a task / process.

22.  Linux supports almost all features that exist in the UNIX (TM) komersial.Bahkan in reality, there are facilities that can be found in Linux, but can not be found in commercial UNIX-UNIX.

23.  The use of Virtual Memory. Linux can take advantage of some disk space for use as swap space, thereby helping the operating system to run applications that require large memory. Swap spacenya be more than one fruit, in which the maximum size of each of its space is 128 MB. In addition, you can use spaces 'shared' between Linux and Win, to file swapnya, if you already have Windows installed. How, see the document ID-Tips-HOWTO.

24.  Use Shared Libraries. The advantages of shared libraries is that one library can be used more than one application at the same time even. Library is a public routines are often used in the operation of Linux. Of course this reduces the need for disk space, because if an application is compiled as static, usually have large-sized files.

25.  There was no memory segmentation. Linux can use all the memory (RAM) you have, including the Virtual Memory (Swap), without any restrictions are like Conventional Memory, HMA, UMB, EMS and XMS. Thus there is no longer the question "Why get out the message Not enough memory when I run the program ...., but I have 32 MB of RAM?"

26.  Install and Uninstall process clean. Every time you install applications in Linux, application control package (RPM, dselect, or pkgtools) always check the dependencies (dependencies) between one file with another file. So if you're using the package manager application to install or uninstall process, no missing files message when you run other applications that require a file that you remove (uninstall), or no more message that a file has been overwritten by the file with different versions

27.  Linux can be installed side by side with other operating systems, even within a single hard drive though. Default Linux bootloader can be used to control multiple boot (boot to / towards many different operating systems vary).