Matthew Helmke has posted an interesting article about “What is the coolest thing you can do using Linux that you can’t do with Windows or on a Mac?”
some of my favourite:
8. Have full control over my computer hardware and know that there are no secret back doors in my software, put there by malicious software companies or governments.
9. Run without using a virus scanner, adware/spyware protection, and not reboot my computer for months, even when I do keep up with all of the latest security updates
10. Run my computer without needing to defragment my hard drive, ever
21. Use almost any hardware and have a driver for it included with the operating system…eliminating the need to scour the internet to find the hardware manufacturer’s website to locate one
