jammesz Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Besides developing programs and setting up servers on Linux what else is there to do??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Your question is a little vague. I meen, Linux is an operating system, so there is plenty you can do with it. I have several desktop machines, a few servers and a dedicated firewall / router all running Linux. Ive also built POS (point of sales) systems running minimal systems. What exactly is it you ant to do? Chances are, if it can be done with another OS it can be in Linux. Linux is very customizable, so is in no way limited to just developing software or running servers. You could build media centres, mythTV boxes, dedicated storage servers the list goes on and on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Use it as a day-to-day operating system. The GNU operating system (the proper name for the operating system that is most often called Linux) is quite usable, functional, and everything else you ask from an operating system. While it's not as easy to set up and maintain as Windows or Mac OS in most cases and the learning curve is steeper than normal, it's far more secure, you're not restricted to a particular combination of settings, and the number of software programs available for GNU is immense. The GNU operating system is also free, usually in two forms of the word. GNU is always free in the sense that you are free to do whatever you want with it. You can modify the entirety of the program (something you can't do with Windows or Mac OS), you can freely distribute the programs either in the form of their source code or pre-built binary, and the entire world is open to making changes to the operating system. If you want something changed in a program, you can download the source code for the program, make the changes, and re-build it. At that point, you can either just keep the changes to yourself, or you can push them upstream - that is, submit your new code to the maintainers of the program, and see if they'll accept it. GNU is usually also free in the sense that you don't have to pay for it. You can buy some distributions from a store, but you're usually buying documentation, support, or some other service. There isn't much market in selling the actual code, since there is nothing legally preventing your customers from making copies of the CD and distributing it freely. If you're interested in trying GNU as an everyday OS, you might look into Ubuntu for ease of installation, easy dual-boot functionality with existing windows installations, and general ease of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammesz Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 I know about all the features of linux but what i meant to say is what can linux do that windows cant besides being used for servers, developing/editing programs, and being stable and more secure? Im trying to find out whether you can do more with it. Ive got the latest fedora linux and installed it on its own machine and its just sitting there doing nothing so im getting ideas off you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Ive got the latest fedora linux and installed it on its own machine and its just sitting there doing nothing so im getting ideas off you guys Just use it. When you need it to do something specific, read up on it, and make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koobi Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 just as it's been mentioned here, you can totally customize Linux which you can't do in Windows because you don't have access to the Windows source code whereas in Linux, you can even alter the OS by recompiling the kernel. in linux, you can add your own Desktop environment (GNOME, KDE, XFCE, Orchestra, etc) but you can't do this in Windows...not easily anyway. total control, even upto the point where you can dictate the way your hardware interacts with your software...although this is not a good thing all the time, i learnt that :/ you know what, there are too many things to mention. this might turn out better if you asked us if task X can be done in linux, chances are, it can be done in Linux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammesz Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 k, thanks for your guys help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamLiu Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 btw if you like 3D stuff, try Beryl. If you look it up online, you'll see pictures of a desktop cube and all these cool 3d rendering effects. Beryl makes your computer look graphically cooler than vista. =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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