I realized that I had been writing about linux for a few posts now, but I never actually described what linux actually is! Although that is rather vague and I could go on for days trying to describe, I'm just gonna give you the short bit.
Linux is an open sourced operating system that can be used as an alternative to Windows or Mac operating systems. What is open sourced you ask? Well, that is another novel itself. Basically, open source software is any software that has been licensed to be free. Not free as in beer, but free as in speech. Many of the linux and open source software advocates say that open source software, like linux, encourages innovation and provides people with viable free alternatives to restrictive software made by people like Microsoft.
So what does this mean? It means that you can utilize this large community to harness the hidden power of your PC, and without having to spend a dime!
The thing about linux is that it's not one operating system. Because it is open sourced, there are literally hundreds of different distributions to choose from. If you're interested, you should check out one of the most popular distributions over at http://www.ubuntu.com
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