[Leaplist] Linux "reasons" forgot the "GREEN"

[patrick]

Why everybody should use GNU/Linux, and how? Actually, in Reason four,
under "Responsibility", I would put "GREEN" (Recycles older hardware!),
plus, all desktops and servers are, by default, set up to NOT be open
internet relay zombies for spam mail, and malware.

,----[ Gist ]
| Number one reason, it's fun.
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| Reason two, therefore: it's free.
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| Reason three: community.
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| Reason four: responsibility.
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| Reason five: it is very reliable.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/beginners_gnu_linux_part_1


Related:

11 reasons to use Linux instead of Windows

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| Run thousands of great pieces of software that only run on Linux.
| Just like Windows, Linux has software that doesn't run on Windows.
| Great pieces of software like Amarok, Bluefish, Neverball, Gnumeric,
| K3B, Beryl, gdesklets, and MythTV.  I know this is a chicken-and-egg
| point, where Windows has the exact same situation. Too often I hear
| "I can't switch to Linux because it doesn?t run [insert Windows
| software]".  My reason for pointing it out is just to make it clear
| that this is a two-way street.
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http://www.andersmoen.com/2007/05/21/11-reasons-to-use-linux-instead-of-windows/


Things I can do in Linux that I can't do on Windows.

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| # Update every single piece of software on my system with a single
|   action...
|
| # Update nearly everything on my computer without a reboot...
|
| # Keep my system secure without software that consumes my system
resources,
|   requires my time, and frequently nags me...
|
| # Run an entire operating system for free without pirating software,
|   and without breaking the law...
|
| #  Take my settings with me where ever I go...
|
| # Run Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, and 7.0 on the same desktop...
|
| # Understand everything that is going on in my computer...
|
| # Customize every aspect of my desktop...
|
| # Benefit from competition between projects for each system on my
|   computer...
|
| # Run thousands of great pieces of software that only run on Linux...
|
| # Learn about, support, and appreciate the value of free software...
|
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http://dmartin.org/weblog/things-i-can-do-in-linux-that-i-cant-do-on-windows