Useful facts on Linux servers
Below are a list of useful Linux server facts to help you decide which server platform to employ for your online business.
- Linux is multiplatform - you choose a portable operating system on which you can run or develop portable applications.
- Linux is multiuser - On a Linux server, several users can logon simultaneously. This means that you have the freedom to share the same computer among various tasks launched by various users. You can share the same program installation among various users, allowing you to save on costs and time.
- Linux is open-source - You have access to the code of the operating system. You can actually learn computer science, change the code and experience the result. You can even contribute to the development of code.
- Linux is the multi vendor - This means that you are not dependent on just one provider. There are more than 50 Linux distributors in the world and, of course, the open source community. This is definitely safer than depending on a unique vendor.
- Linux manages properly the memory - the state of the art implementation of the research results in computer science come from Unix, universities and other research centres.
- Linux gives you the choice - Tenth of different office suites are available, for various prices, with various licence models, open source or not, with various key possibilities.
- Linux servers are cheap and efficient - Linux, as an operating system, is and will always remain free. There is no licence to pay and Linux cost of ownership is also very low.
- Linux is not under the control of NSA - Linux because it's not controlled by foreign intelligence agency.
- Linux is long term compatible - Linux has no (marketing) reasons to become incompatible from releases to releases. When you develop on Linux, you know that you are using long term available development tools, APIs and languages.
- Multi-tasking – Means high productivity. You can at the same time print, work, download, write a CD, play music, compile, compute and backup your system. Linux multi tasking means that instead of using an average 25% of your CPU, with Linux, you can use 100% all the time.
- Multi-console - Linux comes usually with 6 text-based consoles, plus 1 graphical one. On that graphical console, you have by default 4 virtual screens.
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