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Originally posted by little fish@Aug 31 2005, 07:13 PM
Linux is free because almost nobody use Linux, if some day they go up , linux is going to be paid, they are no different from microsoft.
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Not all linux distributions are free, and some of them will never be charged, as they are product of the work of so many different people, and their code is protected under license.
Why to use it?
First of all, not to pay for windows, office, and a lot of different not so cheap programs. (To purchase Windows and Office Pro (one with Power Point and Access) you have to pay ~ $500. To get windows server you need another $670. To have DB on that server is another $1,500. And all of this is free in linux/unix.