Given the costs of buying new software and installation, why should someone use Linux over an already established Microsoft market?
• Low cost of ownership: This is because Linux is free, and is more stable (less crashes), thus improving productivity. All the networking tools are free. • Open source, allows you to customize the software, and see the source code so that everyone can evaluate it, and feel confident that it is up to the standards, be it security, product requirement, or contractual. • Security is a big issue. Better security updates, and most updates happen on a 24 hour time-scale instead of a monthly basis. Many times, you can download a fix sometimes same day. Linux doesn’t try to run macros or other programs like (the “I Love You” virus) when you read mail, so those type of viri are less common. • Complete Documentation. See Linux Documentation Project • What ARE the costs of installing and maintaining Linux. Anywhere from $0 (plus your time) to $50 to install. You can actually download Linux for free. The major costs associated with Linux is training and maintenance, which you still have with othe
