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...years I've wanted to put the operating system known as Linux on my PC. Why? Because I love the idea of it. Linux, which was first released in 1991, is an alternative to Windows and Apple's Mac operating system--though it will run on virtually any PC and most Macs. Supposedly 15 million people use it worldwide. (Since it's available free, no one knows how many copies have actually been passed around.) It's also the poster child of the so-called open-source movement. Unlike Microsoft Windows or the Mac OS, Linux and many...
Also underway are plans for a manual called Linux@Harvard, which would provide instruction for running the operating system Linux. A variant of Unix, Linux has been growing in popularity. Project overseer Suhas K. Daftuar '00 said Linux is "more stable than other operating systems available in the mainstream market; it's faster; and it's free...
...past, according to Beauregard, a publication called Computers@Harvard was published by HCS to help students pick computers and set them up on the Harvard network. Incoming students are now "more computer-savvy" than before, however, making the guide unnecessary. Linux@Harvard, she said, will fill the hole left by the discontinuation of Computers@Harvard...
...explicitly states that if you decide not to use that operating system, you?re entitled to a refund equal to the value of the software you?re not using. (A copy of Windows 98 costs around $90.) The upshot is, if you use a different operating system, such as Linux, OS/2 or BeOS,) you?re owed money. When alert users of the free operating system Linux noticed this clause, they decided to put it to the test. MORE...
...outbound seniors, we may use a Linux-based system to share one cable modem Internet connection among many impoverished roommates. For the remaining students, many of you will opt for Linux as your primary operating system...