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Originally Posted by technomode
the close tie between linux and the open source movement
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Linux kernel was written way before the OpenSource movement started. Linux kernel is a part of the GNU Project. Any link up between linux kernel with any movement should not be a reason to adopt an OS.
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Originally Posted by technomode
the famed stability, flexibility and security of a typical linux system
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That is true. When a herd of geeks sit to write and debug free software, then the result is gonna be quite exciting .
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Originally Posted by technomode
you hate profite making organisations like microsoft
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Its not only about Microsoft..... Kids who are quite new to this domain might mis-understand that all this is being done to defeat Microsoft and Bill Gates. However this is far from true. GNU Project was started in 1983 to create a free world... which was dominated by biggies like IBM, Novell, SCO, AT&T .... and many others. There was a Unix war being batteled between all of them, resulting is patent lawsuites being filed and allegations being made. GNU Project was started to end all this chaos.... Microsoft along with its flagship Windows OS came in existance very late....
Strangely todays kids know only about Microsoft and think its only a Microsoft vs Linux debate. which is far from true
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Originally Posted by technomode
you are an unix fan, and linux gives a welcome facelift to unix(frankly, i dont understand this option myself)
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This could be somewhat correct. Unix is the best OS ever written.... Its the architecture of Unix that has made it stand 30 years of evolution and competition.
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Originally Posted by technomode
linux stimulates your creative side,ie,you love the way you can hack into the heart of your system
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GNU and Linux and most free software in general, have no restrictions as to how you wanna use the software... I definately value freedom.
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Originally Posted by technomode
using linux gives you access to some exciting lanuages like perl and useful programming tools like gdb
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a standard GNU/Linux comes bundled with some world class compilers and interpreters... Perl, GCC, Python are available for non Unix platforms also but its true potential can be realised only on a Unix like machine...
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Originally Posted by technomode
linux means geek,and you like showing off(plz,no harm meant.just click nd forget)
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Show off.... who do i show off to ... My family ? they wont understand anything about Linux , so no point in showing off to them..... My friends at office ?? everyone is using Linux / Unix .... who do i show off to .... they no more than me...