More about Linux...

Introduction

The Linux[1] Operating System [2] come in many different distributions (distros). Because Linux is open source (meaning anybody can tinker with its insides, if they wish), each distro was put together by somebody (a person or a group or a community) to meet a specific need. Because people differ, their requirements are not always the same. In the Linux philosophy, choice is good. It is one of the strengths of Linux that you can have a system on your computer that is customized for your specific needs. Because New Development has had years of experience with different Linux distros, it is part of our service to help you make the right choice for your own requirements (or the requirements of your organization).

Some of the different faces of Linux (that was installed on my desktop PC in 2007)...

Footnotes

[1] Stricly speaking, "Linux" is just the kernel (inner core functions) of the operating system (OS) and we should speak about GNU/Linux, but this is awkward and the name "Linux" is commonly used for the whole OS. There are versions of GNU running on other kernels (e.g. GNU/Hurd or GNU/Mach). [Wikipedia]

[2] An operating system (OS) is basically the main program (or group of programs) controlling all the other programs running on a computer as well as controlling all the computer hardware.

[3] Ubuntu is also known as being the brain child of Mark Shuttleworth.

[4] A live distro is a linux version that can run directly from CD without needing to install it permanently to hard disk. Many live distros can also be installed to the hard drive. This gives one the opportunity to test the specific distro before installing it. Some live distros are also specialised for system recovery and not for installation.

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