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
- It's a powerful force against monopoly
- It doesn't belong to a company, it belongs to us
- It brings people together from all over the world
- It rewards skill, ingenuity, and willingness to learn
- It rewards cooperation
- It doesn't provide hiding places for guilty parties to hide
- It succeeds on its own merits
- It puts powerful tools in the hands of anyone who wants to learn how to use them
- It accomodates all skill ranges, from beginner to guru
- It does not support pretense
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