“Despite media coverage, buzz, successful IPOs and growing
corporate acceptance, the Linux operating system (OS) still remains
a mystery to many potential users.”
“Long-touted by serious geeks and techies as a highly reliable,
secure and flexible operating system, Linux is an “open-source”
alternative to products like Microsoft Windows that is gaining
ground in the mainstream market.”
“The open nature of the OS has led to a very large, active,
dedicated and opinionated community of users. Statistics from
Linux.org suggest that there are 6 million Linux users
worldwide…”
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