1. It does not crash
Linux has been tested in time to be a reliable operating system. Although the desktop is not a new place to Linux, most Linux-based systems have been used as servers and embedded systems. The high-profile web sites such as Google use systems based on Linux, but you can find Linux inside the TiVo box set-top in many living rooms.
Linux has proved so reliable and secure than is commonly found in the firewall and router systems used by high profile companies to secure their networks. For over ten years, has not been uncommon for Linux systems to operate for months or years without a single reboot.
2. Viruses are few and far
Although you can create a virus to target Linux systems, system design becomes very difficult to become infected. A user can cause local damage to your files by running a virus on your system, however, this would be an isolated case rather than something could spread out of control.
In addition, virtually all Linux vendors offer free online security updates. The general philosophy of the Linux community has to address potential security issues before they become a problem instead of waiting for the susceptibility go unnoticed.
3. Practically independent of hardware
Linux was designed and written to be easily portable to different hardware. For the desktop user, this means that Linux has been and probably always will be the first operating system to take advantage of advances in hardware technology such as chip 64-bit AMD processor.
4. Freedom of Choice
Linux offers freedom of choice as to who has bought the maker of software and application programs to use. Being able to choose the manufacturer means that you have a real choice as to type of support you receive. As open source software, new manufacturers can enter the market to meet customer needs.
Choice of application programs means you can select tools that best meet their needs. For example, three popular word processors are available. All three are free and interact with Microsoft Word, but each has advantages and disadvantages. The same is true of Web browsers.
5. Standards
Linux itself and many common applications follow open standards. This means an update of a system will not obsolete other systems.
6. Applications, applications, applications
Every Linux distribution comes with hundreds and possibly thousands of application programs included. This alone can save thousands of dollars for each configured desktop system. Although this is a very small subset, consider that the OpenOffice. org office suite is included, as well as the GIMP, a program similar to (and many people say more capable than Adobe Photoshop), Scribus, a document layout program similar to Quark Xpress, Evolution, an equivalent of the electronic mail system Microsoft Outlook Express, and hundreds more.
Development Tools For more technically inclined, such as compilers for C, C + +, Ada, Fortran, Pascal and other languages, are included as well as Perl, PHP and Python interpreters. Editors and version control tools are also included in this category.
If you are looking for Instant Messaging clients, backup tools or Web site development packages, is likely to have included within your base Linux distribution.
7. Interoperability
More and more devices connect to networks. No system would be complete unless it includes tools that can interoperate with computers running other operating systems. Once again, Linux is very strong in this area.
Linux includes Samba, software that allows Linux to act as a client on a Microsoft Windows-based network. In fact, Samba includes server facilities so you can run a Linux system as a server to a group of Linux and Windows-based client.
It also includes the Linux software to the network with Apple networks and Novell Netware. NFS, the networking technology developed on UNIX systems is also included.
8. It is a community relationship, not a customer relationship
Other operating systems are the products of individual vendors. Linux, on the other hand, is openly developed and this technology is shared among providers. This means that part of a community rather than a customer from a single manufacturer. In addition, the vendor community can easily adjust to the needs of various user communities rather than jet size fits all ‘philosophy.
This means you can select a Linux vendor that appears to meet your needs and be sure you can switch providers at a later time without losing your investment – both in terms of costs and learning.
9. Not the size of your processor is …
Due to a combination of internal design of Linux and development contributions of a diverse community, Linux tends to be more frugal in the use of computer resources. This can manifest in a single desktop system running faster with Linux than with another operating system, but the benefits go far beyond that. It is possible, for example, to configure a single Linux system to act as a terminal server and then use the outdated hardware as what are called thin clients.
This server / thin client configuration makes it possible for older, less powerful hardware to share the resources of a single powerful system thus extending the life of older machines.
10. Linux is configurable
Linux is a true multiuser operating system. Each user can have their individual settings on one computer. This includes the appearance of the desktop, the icons are displayed, what programs start automatically when the user logs and even the language on the desktop is in.
And finally, is not an Schmendrick Bill says what can and can not do.