SuSE Linux 6.4 [antikvár]

The Linux story reads like a modern-day fairy-tale: in 1991 the Finnish computer science student, LINUS TORVALDS begins programming his own version of Unix. In the rapidly spreading Internet he published not only the binaries, that is, the runnable programs in machine language, but also the source code belonging to them. And indeed, hundreds of programmers from all around the world took up his invitation to work on the development of Linux - without payment and in their spare time. It is not driven by commmercial interest, but by the pleasure of solving problems alone and in a team, and of adding new functions to try and perfect the operating system. The only condition: the work - including the modified source code - must be made available to the general public. The legal basis for this is provided by the GNU General Public License (GPL) found in appendix G. Those who choose Linux have good reasons for doing so: stability, security and performance are usually mentioned first; but its extensive networking capabilities, with whose help Linux is conquering the Internet and the entire server market, make a close second. Linux insiders highly value the free source code and the independence and flexibility which this implies. Because of the free sources, you are no longer helpless, or at the mercy of a software manufacturer, but free to carry out individual customizations and extensions yourself. It should not be forgotten, of course, that Linux has no licensing costs, irrespective of whether the operating system is used at home, for private use, or for any number of staff in the company. Apart from these arguments, however, a huge demand and great interest on the part of Linux users has encouraged many hardware and software manufacturers to actively support Linux. Siemens, IBM and Compaq - to name just a few "big" names, have at last discovered Linux. In addition to countless free applications, commercial software is becoming increasingly available for Linux: both database companies, such as Oracle, Informix, Software AG and Sybase, as well as providers of office solutions, such as Applix, Corel or Stardivision also offering their products for Linux. Linux is good, is getting even better and costs nothing! If you take into consideration the Linux community, with more than 10 million users, and growing rapidly, as well as their enthusiasm, you will realise: Linux possesses the best qualifications and prospects to become an industry standard. But that is not all: with KDE and GNOME, there are not one, but two, free and comfortable graphical desktops available which themselves make the call