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TheNewOS: Linux Newbie Guide

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 8, 2000

[ Thanks to David
Pitlyuk
for this link. ]

“About Linux
Linux is a Unix like operating system, originally developed and
conceived by Linus Torvalds. Developers around the world are now
developing Linux under the GNU (General Public License). The GNU
license allows anyone to change and distribute the Linux kernel, as
long as their changes are freely available to others.
For more
info about the GNU, head on over to The GNU WebSite. Today, Linux
is one of the fastest growing and most rapidly changing operating
systems.”

“Why Linux
Linux offers users more flexibility and stability over Windows.
Most Windows users are tired of the Blue Screen of Death that
Windows has. Many people detour away from Linux, because they think
it is command line (similar to Unix and Dos), or because they think
it has a bad GUI (Graphical User Interface, this is basically what
you see on your screen, like desktops, icons, and links.).”

Complete
Story

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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