Windows, OSX, Linux - new debate- Which is best?

[Yuki Cuss]

Phillip Sc. Boegh wrote:

>Hi debatants
>
>Let's go to conclutions - and please correct me or add yours.
>But personally I find my reason in the front for Linux
>
>Why use Linux?
>
>
>Linux Operative System (OS) is a head in front of our competitor(s) because:
>
>
>1.Linux is a Society organized community that helps people to be
>self-reliant. Only support without involvement is normally commercial.
>
>2.Linux OS is a very secure system: You do not in general work as
>administrator on your system, no or few viruses exist, easy firewall
>system and fast updates secure against hackers. Other OpenSource partners
>like Apache guarantee secure servers too.
>
>3.Even PC-equipment that is outdated for the resource-consuming
>competitors OS still work very efficient with Linux. Easy specializing also
>for old desktops.
>
>4.New Linux programs and backward convertible programms are constantly
>developed (for also old PCs).
>
>5.Very easy to maintain the software (basically 2 command-lines to update
>ALL software).
>
>6.As OS and most software of the Linux OS will remain open source and free
>for ever (According to the GNU GPL license:
>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#translations).
>
>7.The whole OpenSource society is very widespread – mostly on servers (70%
>of market share), but is increasingly going to desktop also (Linux OS from
>0.1% - 3.5% in 5 years. Data per 1. of october 2005)
>
>
>-- And if you like to get further with your computer? :::
>
>8.You continue to learn more how your computer works with the Linux OS due
>to error codes you can copy and search for on the Internet - compared to
>unexplainable collapse of the competitors errors.
>
>9.The open source code of Linux guarantee a continuous development and you
>can legally manipulate everything yourself (and distribute it as a new
>distribution ;-).
>
>10.Not only International English but the Linux society work on making
>support really international for “all languages”.*
>
>11.You can precipitate in development of low to high level applications
>and translations – which often result in well-paid jobs.
>
>12. ???? you to add.
>
>regards
>
>Phillip
>
>  
>
Please stop making `debate' topics. If you prefer to simply state 
strengths, name it so. We all like that. :)

There's no need for any more flame warring here.

- Yuki.
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