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= 101 Reasons to use FOSS / Linux = | = 101 Reasons to use FOSS = There are definitely a lot of reasons why we use FOSS / Systems, that's why we are creating this list to help spreading the words to the mass public. It's always an on-going list please feel free to add yours. If you find good source / reference article of benefits explaining some points, please help to link to the relevant points as well. |
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There are definitely a lot of reasons why we use FOSS / Systems, that's why we are creating this list to help spreading the words to the mass public. It's always an on-going list let's don't stop at 101 reasons and please add your reasons below: 1. Freedom to create, share, invent, collaborate, learn, and modify and freedom matters! 1. Free of Cost (Not always but you always have choice) |
1. [[http://www.fsf.org/working-together/|Freedom matters! (freedom to create, share, invent, collaborate, learn and modify)]] 1. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software|Free of cost (not always but you always have choice)]] [[http://www.linux.org.au/linux#CostNothing|why?]] |
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1. No Vendor lock in 1. FOSS encourages Open Standard (odt, png ..) 1. No Virus (Linux doesn't) 1. No piracy 1. Everybody can try and play 1. Promote transparency and accountability, you (can) know what you are installing and using |
1. No vendor lock in 1. FOSS encourages open standards (odt, png ..) 1. Fewer viruses (for GNU/Linux systems) 1. It's the best way to [[https://web.archive.org/web/20141104204155/http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/items/warez/index.php|avoid piracy]] 1. Everybody can [[http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/beginners.xml#body.1_div.4|try]] and play 1. Promotes transparency and accountability, you (can) know what you are installing and using |
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1. Lots of community Support, you can even get to talk to the guys who developed the Software 1. Cross platform 1. Create real innovation 1. Promote honesty as there are lots of honest quality referees 1. It doesn't support monopoly 1. Promote free market competition and create lots of business opportunities |
1. Lots of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_community|community]] support, you can even get to talk to the people who developed the software 1. Cross-platform 1. [[http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/openinnov.xml|Foster real innovation and creativity]] 1. Promotes honesty as there are lots of honest quality referees 1. Fights monopoly 1. Promotes free market competition and creates lots of business opportunities |
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1. Bring people together from all over the world 1. The most powerful way to build thing as anybody can just join 1. Full of passion and the communities are full of passionate people 1. Reward skill, ingenuity, and willingness to learn |
1. Brings together people from all over the world 1. The most powerful way to build software as anybody can join in 1. Has passionate communities full of passionate people 1. Rewards skill, ingenuity and willingness to learn |
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1. It succeed on its own merits, crappy Software cannot be propagated by marketing hype | 1. It succeeds on its own merits – even marketing cannot save crappy software |
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1. Google and most MNC support FOSS 1. Lots of free tutorials online for you to learn as long as you are willing to learn |
1. Lots of free tutorials you to learn from |
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1. It promotes knowledge sharing and allow everybody to learn from each others 1. It's an opportunity for countries to develop a crucial pool of knowledge workers to enhance its global competitiveness 1. It encourages easy customization, as we don't believe one product suitable for everybody 1. It doesn't sacrifice quality as there is no deadline, developers keep working on it until it's perfect 1. Most company use FOSS tool even they produce non-FOSS product (Ex java tool) 1. [[http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2010/07/why-nasa-uses-open-source-and.html|NASA uses FOSS]] as it allows them to do things at massive scale and low cost 1. You are free to localize it and share with your country (esp. for those countries that companies believe they are not profitable for sales) 1. FOSS systems are famous for its reliability and stability 1. High level of security 1. XFS on Linux can scale upto a million TB (NTFS is just 16 TB) 1. Linux can scale to 1024 processors on a single computer 1. Super Computer to Server of Google to mobile and your Airtel Beetal router use Linux 1. Linux supports 100+ file system (even if they are read-only) 1. Linux is fast to install 1. Linux supports Dual boot 1. Linux allows you to install from network, usb, cd/dvd 1. Linux has Everyday updates 1. True 64 bit distro available 1. Easy test drive (Ex Mysql is free of cost) 1. Eye candy e.g. 3D Desktop - Compiz Fusion 1. Multiple Workspace 1. Purpose based Distro 1. Most documented Operating System 1. No more BSOD 1. No Reboot – no need to turnoff your PC for months after install 1. Built in visualization ( XEN / KVM / Virtual Box / etc ) 1. Linux is used in embedded device as well 1. Now Mobile comes with FOSS systems – Openmoko, Android, 1. Open to public BUG tracking system |
1. It promotes knowledge sharing and allows everybody to learn from each other 1. It encourages easy customization, as we don't believe one product suits everybody 1. It doesn't sacrifice quality as there is no deadline – developers keep working until their product is perfect 1. [[https://code.nasa.gov/|NASA uses FOSS]] as it allows them to do things on a massive scale at little cost 1. [[http://www.linux.org.au/linux#i18n|You are free to localize it and share it with your country]] (esp. for those countries that companies believe they are not profitable for sales) 1. GNU/Linux systems are famous for [[http://www.linux.org.au/linux#Useful|reliability and stability]] 1. Governments choose FOSS for its high level of security 1. Eye candy e.g. 3D Desktop - [[https://www.compiz-fusion.org/|Compiz Fusion]] 1. Derivative works allow people to package software so that it interacts more seamlessly 1. Provides cheap and accessible platforms to prototype new ideas 1. Reduces the gap between software "producers" and "consumers" 1. A great learning platform for students. 1. It can stop 95% of computer users from being called 'pirates'. 1. Open standards benefit everyone. 1. Knowledge is meant to be shared. 1. Weave your own code. 1. No Windows, no Gates. Just open doors to a free world. 1. Some things are simply beyond profit-alone approaches. 1. Not prone to virii, crashes, instability. 1. The corporate world uses it. Big time. 1. It's there everywhere in, the internet infrastructure space. 1. If you have no language solutions for your computers, you can create it. 1. It doesn't encourage the culture of dependency and helplessness. 1. The sharing culture promotes learning. 1. It creates a meritocracy, where racism, class, geography have no place. 1. Promotes amazing diversity in global computing, like no corporate can. 1. Promotes affordable computing, specially critical in the Third World. 1. Doesn't place legal computing power beyond the reach of the bulk of the planet.<<BR>><<BR>>100. The best things in life are Free. |
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References: | * https://web.archive.org/web/20140625063213/http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20180426063800/http://makethemove.net/ * http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/ * http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FLOSS_Concept_Booklet |
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* http://www.fsf.org/working-together/control/ * http://www.slideshare.net/narendra.sisodiya/introduction-to-foss-world |
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101 Reasons to use FOSS
There are definitely a lot of reasons why we use FOSS / Systems, that's why we are creating this list to help spreading the words to the mass public. It's always an on-going list please feel free to add yours. If you find good source / reference article of benefits explaining some points, please help to link to the relevant points as well.
Freedom matters! (freedom to create, share, invent, collaborate, learn and modify)
- Lots of choice, not only what to use but also how to use it
- No vendor lock in
- FOSS encourages open standards (odt, png ..)
- Fewer viruses (for GNU/Linux systems)
It's the best way to avoid piracy
Everybody can try and play
- Promotes transparency and accountability, you (can) know what you are installing and using
Lots of community support, you can even get to talk to the people who developed the software
- Cross-platform
- Promotes honesty as there are lots of honest quality referees
- Fights monopoly
- Promotes free market competition and creates lots of business opportunities
- Keen competition helping to keep things move forward
- It doesn't belong to any company, it belongs to us
- Brings together people from all over the world
- The most powerful way to build software as anybody can join in
- Has passionate communities full of passionate people
- Rewards skill, ingenuity and willingness to learn
- An outcome of cooperation and collaboration
- It succeeds on its own merits – even marketing cannot save crappy software
- It doesn't exclude anybody and its door is always open
- Lots of free tutorials you to learn from
- It accommodates everybody, from beginner to expert, from children to elder
- It promotes knowledge sharing and allows everybody to learn from each other
- It encourages easy customization, as we don't believe one product suits everybody
- It doesn't sacrifice quality as there is no deadline – developers keep working until their product is perfect
NASA uses FOSS as it allows them to do things on a massive scale at little cost
You are free to localize it and share it with your country (esp. for those countries that companies believe they are not profitable for sales)
GNU/Linux systems are famous for reliability and stability
- Governments choose FOSS for its high level of security
Eye candy e.g. 3D Desktop - Compiz Fusion
- Derivative works allow people to package software so that it interacts more seamlessly
- Provides cheap and accessible platforms to prototype new ideas
- Reduces the gap between software "producers" and "consumers"
- A great learning platform for students.
- It can stop 95% of computer users from being called 'pirates'.
- Open standards benefit everyone.
- Knowledge is meant to be shared.
- Weave your own code.
- No Windows, no Gates. Just open doors to a free world.
- Some things are simply beyond profit-alone approaches.
- Not prone to virii, crashes, instability.
- The corporate world uses it. Big time.
- It's there everywhere in, the internet infrastructure space.
- If you have no language solutions for your computers, you can create it.
- It doesn't encourage the culture of dependency and helplessness.
- The sharing culture promotes learning.
- It creates a meritocracy, where racism, class, geography have no place.
- Promotes amazing diversity in global computing, like no corporate can.
- Promotes affordable computing, specially critical in the Third World.
Doesn't place legal computing power beyond the reach of the bulk of the planet.
100. The best things in life are Free.
This page content is Licensed under Creative Commons License, please feel free to use, share and modify it.
References:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140625063213/http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180426063800/http://makethemove.net/