Linux is Not Windows

If you’ve been pointed at this page, then the chances are you’re a relatively new Linux user who’s having some problems making the switch from Windows to Linux. This causes many problems for many people, hence this article was written. Many individual issues arise from this single problem, so the page is broken down into multiple problem areas.

Linux Compute Clusters

Linux provides a very cost effective and open environment to build a cluster. Since its conception in the early nineties, Linux has been very popular with researchers. The open-source code of Linux allows researchers to customize the system to best suit their specific problems, and to do advanced computing research without getting tied to any specific system vendor.

If I Had My Own Distro – OSNews.com

Lately, we’ve all read a lot of articles about desktop Linux – so many that it’s getting hard to tell them apart. One says “Why Linux Sucks,” the next “My Success With Linux.” Even Michael Robertson of Lindows.com joined the fun with his “Why Desktop Linux Sucks, Today.” But very few people have proposed anything radical, and I believe that’s what’s needed to take GNU/Linux to the next level.