El Presidente

I know its a stupid question but what is linux good at exactly?

windows is good for games and general use [email, internet etc]
macs are good for video editing and pro use etc

so what exactly is linux good?

The Duke

Not crashing!
Not getting virus!
Not Emptying your wallet!
Not having to call in to reload the OS!

It has many good aspects as far as software. Just not yet great for gaming Except the few BIG games that are written for it. When set up correctly, linux does not tax the CPU as heavly as say XP.

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selectodude

Even when setup badly, it's faster then Windows.

Kris88

You can just walk up to your friends and be like "HAH! i have Linux and what do you use? MICROSOFT HAHAHAHHA" lol

The Duke

I guess it's good for that too

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dangerousHobo

Better stability and greatly more customizible then Windows, and also faster, and in the server side, longer uptimes.

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christian_piper

It can do everything windows can- better- excepr games. You can even run some windows software on linux...


Windows for general use? SHOOT ME! The start menu is EVIL!

Sideburns

It's way better for general use than windows to be honest...I used it for email/messaging/message boards for a few months...even music and downloading off BT.

But now it's becoming easier and easier to do WHATEVER YOU WANT on it.

Give it a try.

Download a Live CD and go nuts.

The_Jester

Think of it like this. Windows...on steriods...that isnt unstable. Linux is better at what ever you want it to be better at. It's it's customisability and flexibility that makes it famous in the server world. The code is alot simpler too, so its alot faster. It is also the love child of the open software movement. What more could you want? lol

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ZTR1760

a friend of mine got this program for linux so he can run windows games on it and he is totally free rom windows now anybody havev an idea of what that might be???