Thursday, August 16, 2007

10 Reasons to try Linux

1. Linux is FREE
2. Easy to do programming with various compilers and programming languages (e.g. Fortran, C)
3. Easy to generate plots (e.g. gnuplot, xmgr, opendx)
4. Same terminal interface with the servers and/or supercomputer used in the school
5. Easy to generate Latex documents
6. Your Boss uses it
7. No blue screen
8. Low hardware requirements for eye-candy (e.g. Beryl)
9. Better security
10. 95% of jobs you do on windows can be done on Linux too (e.g. watching movies, typing Chinese)

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