Linux or Windows.Make Your Choice  ??
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Linux for programming and to analyse security,\nWindows for general surfing.
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Windows is fine. Linux is fun. Check out www.puppylinux.com. and be prepared to be amazed by what a tiny os running from RAM can do. If that doesn't peak your curiosity just stick to windows.
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loaded question.\n\nThe crazy thing is that you can run all three on the same hardware!\n\nMac and Linux are both more secure than windows.\nWindows has more avaiable applications than mac and linux.\nLinux is harder to use (for more than webbrowsing and              document creation) then mac and windows.\nMac is probably more stable because they have a very small pool of supported drivers than linux and windows (could also be a con, with less drivers).\nMac and Linux are used than less people, so less likely to have viruses.\nEveryone uses Windows and have to use microsoft stuff to work with the rest of the world.
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it is the time to try Linux :) Suse 10.0 is super
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The easiest linux distro out there I would recommend is Ubuntu, that's the mostly ever raved linux ditro out there present for beginners to use.It would be best if you started reading the documentation on the internet as well to move on to other distros to try them out.
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If you are locating this server at your location then go with the microsoft product. If you are using a hosting service, use the Linux service unless you specifically need microsoft server products like asp. \n\nLinux has a rather steep learning curve and it sounds like you are in a hurry.
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Hi\nPls check the following site b4 thinking to stay/go back to windws:\nhttp://www.whylinuxisbetter.net\n\nThanks
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what operating system......ask and i will answer....
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For the average user, especially for corporate compatibility, Microsoft OS is the best choice. For the "power" home user or corporate power user, Linux (probably Red Hat, see RedHat.com) is the best choice. There are very good alternatives, these days, to MS product choices that are, for the most part, very compatible (see OpenOffice.org) and free. Linux now offers the stability, useability, and flexibility not found in any OS brought to market by MS. I'm not, however, "bashing" Windows - it is a good product for the average consumer. For linux, I strongly recommend Red Hat -- mostly because I am a RHCT ;) but they do have a strong corporate / support offering.
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buy anyother OS\nsimple\n\nCheers !!!!
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I don't think it has to do with like, more like we don't have a choice!  Windows is a horried OS but we are stuck with it until Linux can come out with something that is a simple to use as windows.  As it is now most of us wouldn't know how to configure and operate it. Most of the programs we like aren't availible in Linux yet. But, there are alot of people buying an extra hard drive and putting linux on that to learn with. \n\nLinux is the better OS by far but windows is what we are stuck with right now.
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I have used Windows 98, ME & XP, I have also used Linux, Redhat, Mandrake, Knoppix and every release of Suse since 8.1.\nInitially I didn't like linux at all and removed it to go with XP. Up until I started dabbling with Linux I wasn't particularly computer savvy.\nSome of the reasons I strayed from Microsoft were:\nSecurity issues, constantly having to update security and pay because microsoft writes bad code or is slow to update it's security, (some time ago a security hole was found in the linux kernel and a similar hole in Windows, the linux hole was plugged in about an hour it took microsoft 6 months).\n\nPricing, if you want the full versions of all the microsoft programmes, OS, office suites etc it costs a hell of a lot of money. Linux is free or very cheap with a full range of software which is easy to install if it comes with the distro or distro specific, a bit more dificult if not but nothing insurmountable.\n\nLicencing is terrible with microsoft, they want to control everything you do or use even down to not accepting drivers that may make your hardware work, read their EULA.\n\nThere are a whole lot of other problems with windows which I won't bore you with, if something doesn't work you have vertually no chance of sorting it out, constant rebooting when you install software, if a programme crashes it stops the whole system, etc. etc.\n\nMost of the reason I didn't like linux at first was that it is different to windows and some of the hardware didn't work like I thought it should, but once I decided to persevere with it I ran a dual boot system with XP & Suse 8.2 and when suse 9.2 came out I installed it on my laptop & deleted microsoft, being dual boot on my desktop but I now never boot into windows at all. Linux does everything I want to do  and now I'm used to it I prefer the way it works to windows.\n\nIf you want to try Linux I would suggest suse 10, it will find all the onboard hardware you have, the only thing you may find is dificult is the winmodem, I bought a serial (not usb) modem (they're cheap) which works perfectly without using processor power, some makes of periferals don't work but all of the major manufacturers are supported it takes a minute to check which are but I have managed fine with all my stuff. One thing to remember is that linux works differently in some respects to windows but once you get used to it I have found it better, it is not difficult to use in fact in some respects it's easier than windows and definitely more controllable & secure (I don't use any anti virus software, only the default firewall). There are a lot of very helpfull people and web sites if you get into trouble they can get you out of pretty much any sort of linux problem.\n\nI have no intention to go back to using windows at all, mail me if you want to know more.
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I'd suggest you go to Puppylinux.com they have a very small linux distro that is made to co-exist with XP. I run Puppy 2.10 myself and got ride of everything from Microsoft. Puppy comes with things that MS makes you pay extra for.
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Most computer users use the Windows operating system. But in today’s scenario where open source software has started playing a major role in bringing out Linux based distributions, many experienced computer users are either moving to Linux or would like the option.\n\nFor years, Linux supporters have touted the open-source operating system as a less-expensive, more reliable alternative to Unix and Windows running on x86 based, or industry-standard servers.\n\nA thorough change is taking place, resulting in more and more usage of Open source software.  Most importantly, this beneficial change is happening in significant numbers through out the world.\n\nWHY SWITCH OVER? \n\nThe switch over is mainly because of the following two reasons:\nCost savings\nFreedom from licensing dominance\n\nDue to these reasons, more and more companies today are migrating to Linux from other Operating Systems than ever before.\n\nPROS:\nLinux Is Free\nLinux Is Portable To Any Hardware Platform\nLinux Was Made To Keep On Running\nLinux Is Scalable\n\nMAJOR DIFFERENCES:\n\nLinux: Linux is free\nWindows: MS Windows costs money\n\nLinux: In this case people are unlikely to violate any License agreement, all the software is happily yours\nWindows: In this case people likely already violate all kinds of licenses\n\nLinux: Linux is built for more sophisticated, feature hungry computer users\nWindows: MS Windows tries to be the "lowest-common-denominator" operating system\n\nLinux: Linux is based on UNIX \nWindows: Windows is based on DOS\n\nLinux: Linux GUI is based on industry-standard X Windows\nWindows: Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) is based on Microsoft-own specifications\n\nLinux: Linux beats Windows hands down on network features, and as a development platform\nWindows: MS Windows desktop has a more polished appearance
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Linux is many many times stable than Windows (any version for that matter). No security issues, and its Open Source.\n\nYou will have to replace ur Server OS with Linux and Configure ur Web Server (Apache, that comes with most Linux Distros).\n\nFor more info visit: http://www.real-time.com/linuxsolutions/webserver.html\n\nhttp://yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialWebSiteConfig.html\n\nfor comparision between Linux and Windows Web server visit:\n\nhttp://www.sisecure.com/resources/linux_windows.shtml
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False.  WIndows is the most commonly used OS.
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Linux for working and Windows for gaming.\n\nLinux is also somewhat good for games, but I am too cheap to pay for cedega =[\n\nI have both on my desktop and both on my laptop.