Linux : ++ and - -?
By markomedia
@markomedia (33)
Serbia And Montenegro
August 5, 2008 8:26am CST
This question is asked to users that already have or had a Linux based operating system. Now what would be (for example 10) top reasons to go from Windows to a Linux platform? I am asking this because I have heard something like the Linux is faster or it cant have viruses or so.. Also what do you think what are the bad properties of this operating system?
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4 responses
@ronpins (40)
• Philippines
5 Aug 08
hello mark;
well, for me, why shift to Linux is because of these:
1) its FREE
2) doesnt need much reboot after every install
3) almost all linux/unix softwares are also FREE
4) you can run windows under linux
...and many more reasons why shift to linux. but anyway, you can always dual-boot Linux and Windows OS, though under Linux system, it takes quite sometime to get used to it. But once you get the hang out of it, you'll be smooth sailing with linux. Well sad to say that Linux/Unix system can also get infected in some ways. But Linux is a lot safer than Windows to those virus/trojans/malwares...windows it just an easy target. :)
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@nokia6233 (937)
• India
5 Aug 08
i think the most important positive of linux is that the OS and all its associated applications are totally free....and more over they are growing well every day...
the minuses would be they dont have many games ofr them....and there are not always drivers for some devices...
@markomedia (33)
• Serbia And Montenegro
5 Aug 08
About the drivers: do NVIDIA or AMD work on Linux?
@nokia6233 (937)
• India
6 Aug 08
yes nvidia and amd drivers do work in linux...but for amd i think one had to use restricted drivers
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
5 Aug 08
There are no bad properties in Linux operating system.It is very secure.It also works on a pc with very low configuration.It cannot be hacked easily.It is available on the net for free download.Once we load linux we have no tension of spyware and virus.
@fuuyuki756 (388)
• Philippines
10 Aug 08
yeah, i agree.. LINUX is free and most viruses are on windows platform..
