Why Linux over Windows?
• Economy – Cost is the number one reason why Linux-based computers are becoming popular. Linux is an open source project; anyone with any programming experience and dedication can simply create a better distro. Quite often, the development time is done during a programmer’s personal hobby time, thus the release of a distro does not need to factor in executive salaries, benefits, and other overhead. (NOTE: Walmart has recently released a statement revealing its intent for a cheaper PC using its own version of Linux.) • Security – Pre-Vista Windows applications use an encryption method called LanMan cipher (aka LM hash) and although its logic is DSE (Distribution Systems Environment) based, it still is a reversible process. This means that if someone were to find the encrypted string, they can reverse-engineer the hash to obtain your password. With the speed of today’s processors it would only take a few hours to apply a brute-force attack before it would find the correct password. On t
