IT Manager's Journal: IT Manager's Crash Course: Operating Systems | Linux Today

IT Manager’s Journal: IT Manager’s Crash Course: Operating Systems

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 20, 2005

“No one can tell you what operating systems are best for your
organization or yourself better than you can. Here are some tips
for selecting the right OS for the right job.

“First, what will your target computer be used for? If it’s a
desktop computer, it needs a desktop operating system like
Linspire, Fedora Core, Windows XP, or Mac OS X, among others. These
are just examples–there are dozens of viable desktop operating
systems. The positive characteristics of a good desktop operating
system should always involve the word easy…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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