12-20-2005, 01:39 PM
9 common Linux Myths:
Read the full article to find out why they are myths: http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/208/1/
Quote:1. Is there SCO UNIX intellectual property in the Linux kernel?...
2. If I switch to GNU/Linux, I can't use Microsoft Office anymore....
3. Does Windows really have a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than GNU/Linux? ...
4. Open-source programs have hundreds of different versions because there are so many people working on the project...
5. Open-source programs are less secure because hackers can see the code...
6. You get what you pay for, so free software must be bad...
7. Free software is Communism. Free software promotes a gift economy and is anti-capitalist. Free software will kill the software industry and hurt the economy...
8. No one ever got fired for recommending Microsoft...
9. GNU/Linux is hard to use; Windows is easy to use...
Read the full article to find out why they are myths: http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/208/1/