It was the Intel 80836 that lead Torvalds to begin his industry changing work on what we now know to be Linux. Linux was conceived and created in 1991 By Torvalds, and by it's development being an "Open to the public" project, it gained thousands of programmers who brought code from other open projects. Thousands of programmers have contributed to the Linux OS, but only one person has contributed roughly 2%, and that person is Linus Trovalds.
Linux is not a program like a word processor and is not a set of programs like an office 2013. Linux is an interface between computer and server hardware, and the programs that we run on it.
Linux is used in personal computers, mobile devices, servers, mainframes, and supercomputers. With that general list it's safe to say Linux is used by everyone!
The advantages of using Linux are: Cost, Linux is free to obtain. Security, Linux is much more secure than windows. Choice, you have a say in how things look and feel when using Linux as your OS. Software, you have a larger selection to choose from. and finally hardware, Linux allows old hardware with hardly any memory to run with no problems.
the disadvantages of using Linux are: Understanding, Learning Linux is more difficult than learning Windows, so there is a big adjustment that needs to be made. Compatibility, Linux is not up to date with the latest hardware because of it's "free open source software". The lack of money by huge corporations is the major factor.
http://ubuntu-artists.deviantart.com/journal/8-Advantages-of-using-Linux-over-Windows-291681914
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel
I thought this was a great post. It was very informative. I didn't know that thousands of people programmed linux. i like how you pointed out that linux can be more difficult than windows. I also like how you mentioned is very secure. Overall i felt like this was a good post and i learned somethings from it. Good work.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post. I didn't know he went to the same University as both his parents. I agree Linux is very secure and harder to use than windows. You post was very informative and taught me allot, I definitely learned something new about his parents. I like how you pointed out that it is not a program like word processor and not a set of programs like office 2013. Over all good and informative post I liked it.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a well written, straight to the point post. The little details about the computer and different facts came across that you did good research. I didn't know that Linux contributed 2% to Linux, I only knew that lots of people worked on it. Out of the millions of lines of code that Linux has to be, 2% must be an impressive amount. I agree that it is more safe than Windows, since Windows has 99% of all the viruses and Linux only has .05%.That is also interesting to know that it is good with old hardware. It's weird to think it works very well with supercomputers and old hardware.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting and insightful blog. I was not aware that Linus Torvalds attended the same university as his parents.I agree with your post about Linux being more secure yet harder to use than Windows. I believe that the reason for its security is that it is not as popular as the other operating systems out there, though it may be better. Its insane to think about the number of different programmers that have had a hand in improving the total experience that Linux gives its user.
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