Windows Vs Linux

Windows Vs Linux1-Security is depend on many parameters in per network, and only operating system can't to meet to cover the security. For example : a few years ago a company employed number of peoples to search in the papers and rubbishes of Microsoft and find Codes of Microsoft, and found important information .Then we can see that the security of a network is depend of many factors that we may don't care about those.Windows and Linux have weaknesses in security, but because of many users of Windows, naturally the weaknesses of Windows is discoverable from them.2- User Friendly:Every body know that Windows is easier than Linux for ordinary and amateur users.By few years a go the users of Linux had to compile Kernel of Linux. Of course recently, latest version of Linux is better than older version of Linux.Linux most understand that ordinary and amateur users don't have any interest to compile programs or type commands. They prefer to easily click on the setup.exe in Windows.Of course, Linux is Open Source, and can help professional programmers and is good tool for them. Linux is an enemy for amateur users and a strong friend for professional users.Although, may be Linux Os of servers, but can't be a friendly Os for ordinary users.3- Application:Linux have extra capability in networks. For example if you want to limit the Bandwidth of users Linux will resolve this, but Windows can't.

I would use liux because it too, is user friedly and it's very coustomizeable-and there aren't as many security problemsBut I can't get a program that will burn the ISO onto a disk correctly-it won't boot!!!!!!

Im using Linux when im Serving. And windows when i play

Linux is good, I like it very much and as you say it very user friendly. It's stable and safe.For troop007-admin : You can burn ISO files simply with Nero. You just have to select where your image is and then click burn. Then you have your cd.

Funny, im having problems with Nero on Windows. My dad showed me all these different kinds of Linux, is there any real difference ?

yes different linuxes have different embedeed softwares and packages and some might have different kernels running but i dont know what is th difference cause i cant use linux to play Games like COD and etc.so dont use linux much but is always on my sytsem.

Linux as stated is free and opensource so its far cheaper than windows. Linux isnt widely supported but if everyone were to use Linux then im sure games would become available for linux. I am trying a version of linux called ArkLinux (http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/) its very user firendly and easy to install. But on a final note how can anyone resist TUX the penguin hes so cute.

I have always been a loyal windows supporter and will continue to be. I had a look a linux a couple of years ago and it just didnt match up. Perhaps its different now. Should i take another look?

I'm a faithful Microsoft Windows vet, and I admit Linux is good for a server, but in my opinion, any of the BSD Unixes beat linux in every way...well maybe some versions are not so user friendly but in terms of stability and usefulness, BSD is better...the most stable servers on the 'net are hosted on BSD-based machines, even though the majority of the servers on the 'net are hosted on Linux...The only "bad" version of Unix is SCO-Unix, very buggy and unstable....

Ive used Windows for about 5 years now and love it but im saying linux is really different and great for free.

i want to have linux aswell as windows, but i wouldnt know where to start to install it

If I knew how to use Linux, then I would, but I would still run into the hassles of finding Linux equivalents of Windows programs.

I'll have to go with the evil empire on this one.Windows- I'm more used to the GUI i've used since Windows 95. It's easy to use and clutter free compared to Linux's taskbar.People say Linux is much more secure than Microsoft. The fact is that Windows has twice as less holes than Linux. The only reason why M$'s Windows is attacked often is because 95% of the ppl use it. Linux is full of holes.And of course its basically the industry's main operating system. Nearly everyone uses some sort of Windows. Of course, it gets different for servers and workstations which seemed to be geared more towards Apple and Linux/Unix.

windows is the leader if market share is concerned.i am an avid fsf supporter and would like to install red hat but have postponed it till i buy 512 mb ram otherwise it works very slow.hope to see sudden change - in next few years everyone would be using linux 'cause its free

Actually RedHat is now an enterprise only Operating System. If you want to use it personally they changed RedHat personal to Fedora Linux. You should download that instead. Its a hefty 2.1 gigs btw