what about Linux?

Question

Is it any good, compare it and many of its features to windows xp

Answer 1

yes, check out: http://www.ubuntu.com/
and get "WINE" ( http://www.winehq.com/ ) it's a program to let you use softwear that was ment for Windows but on Linux based OS's
See so no more need to learn programing to get softwear to work LOL!
Also, Ubuntu comes with all of the open source office stuff that is compatable with Window's Office suit (off gate on the install of the OS!)... check it out!

(I recondmend Ubuntu for rabid windows users, because it's user friendly like windows... b/c of it's GUI ... PLUS it is compleatly FREE unlike SUSE and other Linux's)

Linux is the best OS (any of it's GNU's) for programers.
Better in security by far, and maintance (besides Mac's).
IS VERY stable!!! I LOVE my Ubuntu machine!!!

Answer 2

Lack of features? As would be expected from a 6 year old operating system, Windows XP is severely lacking in many features expected of a modern operating system. Things usually change a lot over the course of half a decade years.

Linux is free. As the quote goes, "free as in speech, not as in beer". That's the case with Linux and much of the software designed for it. However, strictly speaking, Linux is just a kernel. It is designed to be the center or any kind of operating system you want. The Windows NT kernel, on the other hand, is designed specifically for the Windows NT family of operating systems, including Windows XP and Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista.

"Linux" as an operating system is overly broad. Even if you are just talking about the GNU/Linux operating systems, there are thousands of "flavors" that are very different. Some focus on security, some on servers, some on workstations, some on the desktop, many on more than one. If you choose an "enterprise" Linux OS, the primary focus will probably be on servers, workstations, security, and administration. If you choose the average non-enterprise Linux OS, you'll probably find more of a focus on a desktop or development (programming) system.

As a rule of thumb, comparing operating systems -- especially in terms of security -- is rather stupid: some people choose one, some choose another, any everyone else chooses anything else. Nevertheless, it does seem that Windows users like comparing Windows with Linux (and many Linux users like doing the same), so I wrote some things on the topic of Linux in terms of features, and just about everything else. These are called "Again about Linux" and "Is Linux ready for the desktop?", and are available at http://protractive.gdshadow.net/Protractive?action=display;board=softsec;num=1146536278 and http://protractive.gdshadow.net/Protractive?action=display;board=softsec;num=1143460067
respectively.

By the way, as I write this, I am using Fedora Core 5, a GNU/Linux distribution.

Answer 3

it is almost 'free' ...
i will grew rapidly since it's open-source, many programmers from all around collaborating together to create a software. which will increase the power of software. you could call it software evolution.
as you see hardware evolution is much more rapid than software (every year the speed of processor doubled, the size halved) while software isn't, but now with open-source software evolution, we can hope it can ...
besides linus as main software (operating system) contributed a lots. for humanity, small business so it can compete with big business. poor countries, schools can teach about computers.
for features at moment, linux as far less feautre than windows xp in term of third-vendor software and for personal pc uses. but it has power and stability to be server since it's originated from unix.

Answer 4

Lack of features I would say due to Microsoft's monopoly, but growing very fast and much more reliable then mircosoft in terms of security and overall performance.

Edit: Features completely wrong word, software maybe better term :p