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Originally Posted by Bill Harsey
Thanks but the question is only out of interest, I know less than nothing about Linux except what an old friend has told me.
Is this the operating system that is open for anyone to use with little or no charge?
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Its a free, open source operating system (think firefox as to IE as linux is to windows). However, no windows specific applications will run on it. I used to use Linux (debian slackware and redhat), but for all intents and purposes, XP Pro does more for me with less effort. Its not very hard to use, but it does have a learning curve. I would not recommend it unless you need a machine for commercial/industrial purposes and all the pertinent appications you need on the machine have a linux version.
Hope that helps!