OK. This one has been waiting to come out of me for a very long time now. Through this medium of public communication, I intend to first enumerate the broad features of both the major categories of Operating Systems, and towards the end I will summarize.
Why Linux?
1. Free - A major consideration. On the other hand a copy of the other OS costs atleast a couple of thousand rupees. It is especially important for large corporates houses and for small families, both of which can't afford to spend a lot of money on an operating system.
2. Open Source - Another very big advantage. Open source is synonymous to "Right to Information". Making the source open means that everybody has the right to view it, upgrade it, and distribute it, often free of cost. Hence, user customization is possible to a level unreachable by the other OS.
3. Powerful - The list of functionalities that can be achieved by a machine running on Linux is much much greater than what can be achieved by the other OS.
4. Faster - Since Linux has a strong text-based support, and is highly customizable, hence execution of a set of instructions is inevitably faster in Linux than in the other OS.
5. Virus resistant - Because of constant monitoring by a wide and distributed network of open-source contributors and because of the source being open, it is much more resistant to viruses, trojans, malwares, etc.
6. Large no. of softwares - Linux users have consolidated their efforts and have formed a close-knit community. Lots of users develop their own programs and distribute it freely to the other members of the community. This has resulted in uncountably large number of softwares which are supported by Linux.
7. Stability and Regular updates - The large Linux community remains awake all the time and is very prompt in solving any flaw detected in the previous versions and the updated version is made available quite soon.
8. Backward Compatibility - Linux is very much compatible on old hardwares, which are rendered useless in case of other OS.
9. No Fragmentation - Fragmentation of the hard disk occurs with regular usage over a decent period of time. Regular defragmentation is required to keep the system performance to an optimum level. However, Linux has been designed in such a way that there is no fragmentation of the harddisk.
10. Easily upgradeable - Upgrading from one version of Linux to the other doesnt always require a complete format or loss of data.Labels: linux, pride, windows |
