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1. It promotes honesty 1. It's a powerful force against monopoly 1. It doesn't belong to a company, it belongs to us |
1. It promotes honesty as there are lots of honest quality referees 1. It doesn't support monopoly 1. It promotes free market competition and creates lots of business opportunities 1. Keen competition helps to keep things move forward 1. It doesn't belong to any company, it belongs to us |
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1. It's the most powerful way to build thing as anybody can just join 1. It's full of passion and its community is full of passionate people |
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1. It rewards cooperation 1. It doesn't provide hiding places for guilty parties to hide 1. It succeeds on its own merits 1. It puts powerful tools in the hands of anyone who wants to learn how to use them 1. It accomodates all skill ranges, from beginner to guru 1. It does not support pretense |
1. It's an outcome of cooperation and collaboration 1. It succeed on its own merits, crappy Software cannot be propagated by marketing hype 1. It doesn't exclude anybody, its door is always open 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. It accommodates everybody, from beginner to expert, from children to elder 1. It promotes knowledge sharing and allow everybody to learn from each others 1. Linux is fast to boot 1. Most company use FOSS tool even they produce non-FOSS product (Ex java tool) 1. Even NASA uses FOSS as it allows them to do things at massive scale and low cost 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. Fastest Super Computer to Server of google to mobile and your Airtel Beetal router use Linux 1. Linux supports 100+ file system 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. 3D Desktop - Compiz Fusion 1. No need for extra device drivers 1. Multiple Workspace 1. Purpose based Distro 1. Most documented Operating System 1. No De-fragmentation needed 1. No more BSOD 1. No Reboot – I did not turnoff my lab PC for 8 month after install 1. Built in virtualization ( XEN / KVM / VirtualBox / etc ) 1. Linux is used in embedded device as well 1. Now Mobile comes with Linux – Openmoko, Android 1. BUG tracking system |
101 Reasons to use FOSS / Linux
- Freedom matters, you get the freedom to create, share, invent, collaborate, learn, and modify, what else can we ask for?
- It's Free of Cost (Not always but you always have choice)
- Lots of choice
- No Vendor lock in
- Open Standard (odt, png ..)
- No Virus (Linux doesn't)
- No piracy
- Everybody can try and play
- It 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 guys who developed the Software
- Cross platform
- It creates real innovation
- It promotes honesty as there are lots of honest quality referees
- It doesn't support monopoly
- It promotes free market competition and creates lots of business opportunities
- Keen competition helps to keep things move forward
- It doesn't belong to any company, it belongs to us
- It brings people together from all over the world
- It's the most powerful way to build thing as anybody can just join
- It's full of passion and its community is full of passionate people
- It rewards skill, ingenuity, and willingness to learn
- It's an outcome of cooperation and collaboration
- It succeed on its own merits, crappy Software cannot be propagated by marketing hype
- It doesn't exclude anybody, its door is always open
- Google and most MNC support FOSS
- Lots of free tutorials online for you to learn as long as you are willing to learn
- It accommodates everybody, from beginner to expert, from children to elder
- It promotes knowledge sharing and allow everybody to learn from each others
- Linux is fast to boot
- Most company use FOSS tool even they produce non-FOSS product (Ex java tool)
- Even NASA uses FOSS as it allows them to do things at massive scale and low cost
- XFS on Linux can scale upto a million TB (NTFS is just 16 TB)
- Linux can scale to 1024 processors on a single computer
- Fastest Super Computer to Server of google to mobile and your Airtel Beetal router use Linux
- Linux supports 100+ file system
- Linux is fast to install
- Linux supports Dual boot
- Linux allows you to install from network, usb, cd/dvd
- Linux has Everyday updates
- True 64 bit distro available
- Easy test drive (Ex Mysql is free of cost)
- 3D Desktop - Compiz Fusion
- No need for extra device drivers
- Multiple Workspace
- Purpose based Distro
- Most documented Operating System
- No De-fragmentation needed
- No more BSOD
- No Reboot – I did not turnoff my lab PC for 8 month after install
Built in virtualization ( XEN / KVM / VirtualBox / etc )
- Linux is used in embedded device as well
- Now Mobile comes with Linux – Openmoko, Android
- BUG tracking system
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