Windows vs Linux: Architecture, Part I | Linux Today

Windows vs Linux: Architecture, Part I

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 6, 2007

“Linux is not a free version of Windows. The two systems differ
not only visually, in the graphical user interface the user sees,
but also functionally, as is frequently discussed, and legally to
boot, which is constantly emphasized by the Free software
community. The differences between them are so fundamental that
drawing a comparison between them is nearly impossible. There are
so many moot points that they could make up a very long list.

“This part of my article concerns the architectures of Windows
systems. The systems themselves are baffling ones, to put it
mildly, but to know them is more than a necessity…”


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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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