Linux, an opputinity for PC users

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I'll atTEST to that, having taken the opportunity several years
ago. I'm running Linux as I type.

Hmm, what exactly is Linux and how does it differ from other Unix type deals?

    From a "What Is Linux" document found on the web:

        "Linux is a free UNIX clone written from scratch by
        Linus Torvalds and a team of programmers over the
        Internet. Linux aims towards POSIX compilance (a set
        of standards that show what a UNIX should be).

        "It contains all of the features that you would expect
        in not only a UNIX, but any Operating System. Some of
        the features included are true multitasking, virtual
        memory, the world's fastest TCP/IP drivers, shared
        libraries, and of course multi-user capabilities (this
        means 100s of people can use the one computer at the
        same time, either over a network, the Internet, or
        on laptops/computers or terminals connected to the
        serial ports of those computers). Linux runs fully
        in protected mode (unlike Windows) and supports fully
        fledged 32-bit and 64-bit multitasking."

    Originally developed for Intel X86 (for X=3,4,5) based
    systems, Linux has been ported to the Power Mac and DEC
    Alpha machines.

    From the user's point of view, Linux looks and feels just
    about like any other flavor of Unix.

    The full "What Is Linux" document can be found at Linux
    International's website: http://www.li.org .

Linux has various performance issues on large systems..  
I've noticed this as a big problem on nether.net

Linux is just Unix. 

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