Top Ten Reasons For Learning Damn Small Linux - Number 3, Integration With The Internet
- Date: 2008-04-24 - Word Count: 421
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And here is today's technology history lesson. No, Bill Gates and Microsoft did not invent the Internet. In fact, these visionaries actually jumped aboard the information highway fairly late after vainly trying to counterpose their own MSN to the Internet.
In contrast Unix computers have been accessing the Internet and what's more running the Internet for decades. Unix and the Internet have had plenty of time to evolve together. Of course you can access the Internet from Windows with Internet Explorer, Firefox, and numerous other browsers. Many sites do use Windows-based Internet servers. Whether you are just an Internet user or an Internet Service Provider you probably want to know the concrete differences for you and your associates to help choosing between Linux and Windows for meeting your Internet needs. (Actually Internet Service Providers tend to know the differences and have made their choice, which is usually Linux. In the interest of fairness I must tell you that their choice is definitely not Damn Small Linux ' it's just too small.) Let's examine some of the differences between Linux and Windows with respect to the Internet.
Linux browsers are much less likely to stall than their Windows competitors. This increased stability reduces those annoying Internet browser restarts and even more annoying operating system restarts. This latter advantage is particularly important for Internet Service Providers but is also important for individual Internet users.
The Linux Internet experience is much less likely to be interrupted by Adware, in which intruders foist their junk on unwilling victims. As far as I'm concerned Adware is theft of my time and energy. I happen to know that I'm not the 10 millionth visitor to their site and even if I were there is no way that I won any free vacation to Las Vegas or Never-Never Land. Linux systems far outdo Windows when it comes to blocking these criminals and letting me do my Internet work or have my Internet fun.
I don't want people snooping around my stuff, whether on the computer or not. Spyware is often a major problem with Internet browsers that run on Windows computers. Linux systems are more resistant to Spyware than are Windows systems. But in the interest of fairness I don't believe those silly claims that Linux computers are completely resistant to Adware, Spyware, hacking, viruses and the like. Whatever some people can build, others can tear down or worm their way in.
This leads to our next subject, computer viruses. Can you guess which operating system is better equipped to combat this major problem?
In contrast Unix computers have been accessing the Internet and what's more running the Internet for decades. Unix and the Internet have had plenty of time to evolve together. Of course you can access the Internet from Windows with Internet Explorer, Firefox, and numerous other browsers. Many sites do use Windows-based Internet servers. Whether you are just an Internet user or an Internet Service Provider you probably want to know the concrete differences for you and your associates to help choosing between Linux and Windows for meeting your Internet needs. (Actually Internet Service Providers tend to know the differences and have made their choice, which is usually Linux. In the interest of fairness I must tell you that their choice is definitely not Damn Small Linux ' it's just too small.) Let's examine some of the differences between Linux and Windows with respect to the Internet.
Linux browsers are much less likely to stall than their Windows competitors. This increased stability reduces those annoying Internet browser restarts and even more annoying operating system restarts. This latter advantage is particularly important for Internet Service Providers but is also important for individual Internet users.
The Linux Internet experience is much less likely to be interrupted by Adware, in which intruders foist their junk on unwilling victims. As far as I'm concerned Adware is theft of my time and energy. I happen to know that I'm not the 10 millionth visitor to their site and even if I were there is no way that I won any free vacation to Las Vegas or Never-Never Land. Linux systems far outdo Windows when it comes to blocking these criminals and letting me do my Internet work or have my Internet fun.
I don't want people snooping around my stuff, whether on the computer or not. Spyware is often a major problem with Internet browsers that run on Windows computers. Linux systems are more resistant to Spyware than are Windows systems. But in the interest of fairness I don't believe those silly claims that Linux computers are completely resistant to Adware, Spyware, hacking, viruses and the like. Whatever some people can build, others can tear down or worm their way in.
This leads to our next subject, computer viruses. Can you guess which operating system is better equipped to combat this major problem?
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Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet. He loves the occasional glass of wine as exemplified by his wine websites including www.theworldwidewine.com. He teaches Linux and Windows operating systems plus other computer courses at an Ontario French-language community college. Visit his new website http://www.linux4windows.com which enables you to download and run Damn Small Linux on even outdated Windows computers. Your Article Search Directory : Find in Articles
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