Linux, unlike Windows, is a true multitasking system, and multiuser, has a security scheme based on users and permissions to read, write and execute set to files and directories. This means that each user owns their files, and another user can not access these files. This property does not permit the spread of virus between files of different users. One difference, perhaps most important of all, with respect to any commercial operating system, is the fact that it is free software, what does this mean? which together with the system, you can get the source code for any part of it and modify it to taste so you can create your own modifications and if you have a deep and good knowledge about programation you could make your own distro! - This provides several advantages, for example:
1- The security of knowing what makes a program just viewing the source code, or failing that, be assured that the code be available, nobody is going to add "hidden features" in the programs it distributes.
2- The freedom that provides the GPL allows any programmer to modify and improve any part of the system, this results in quality software in GNU / Linux is very good.
3- The fact that the system is maintained by a large community of developers and users around the world, provides high speed of response to program errors that are discovered, that no commercial software company can match.
Besides the advantages listed above, GNU / Linux is ideal for use in a work environment, two reasons justify this:
* Being free software, there is the cost of licenses, and a copy of the GNU / Linux can be installed on as many computers as needed.
* There are utilities for work in office, which is compatible with MS-Office.
-But a greatest difference with WINDOWS is his usability, when you use windows:
1- You can perform actions with a simple click, in the other hand you need to write some lines with Linux, a good example is the installation of some software, if you are new on Linux it would be a little difficult.
2- The availability of programs, this is a big difference, so you cannot find programs for Linux as well as Windows.
So how I said before, the final decision is yours.
1- You can perform actions with a simple click, in the other hand you need to write some lines with Linux, a good example is the installation of some software, if you are new on Linux it would be a little difficult.
2- The availability of programs, this is a big difference, so you cannot find programs for Linux as well as Windows.
So how I said before, the final decision is yours.
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