About Linux

Linux costs you nothing. That's right...nothing. Most people will ask at this point "What's the catch?" The catch? If you like it, tell your friends. Tell your neighbors. Tell your loved ones. That's the catch.

Did you know...You don't really "own" any of the software you "purchased" from Microsoft. What you have purchased is the privilege of using that software. You are merely leasing it. With Linux, exactly the opposite is true: that software is yours, to do with as you see fit. Want to make 100 copies and give it away? Go ahead. Want to look at the source code and manipulate it? Go ahead. You're not assumed to be a thief, so no serial numbers are needed, there is no tech support 9 time zones away that must grant you permission to use your property. It's all yours, the end user.

Linux is written and published to the world under the GPL, GNU Public License, a license that not only allows the user to give it away as they see fit, but also to alter the software to meet specific needs. If you're asking why that should be important, let me answer your question with a question: Are you, by chance, a mechanic? If not, would you buy a car with the hood welded shut? I'm willing to bet you wouldn't, yet that's essentially what you're doing when you use proprietary software, like Microsoft Windows. The Windows source code is kept locked away from users and accessing it is a violation of the End User License Agreement that you agree to by using their operating system. Only a very few at Microsoft even have access to that code. Improvements come at release intervals calculated to maximize profits, not to benefit the computer users world-wide.

Thanks to Linux and the Open Source Community, we can supply this life-changing software at almost zero cost. This is why entire nations, not to mention battle units in the military, most of Wall Street and The Pentagon have switched to Linux. Thousands of universities and businesses have made the switch as well, learning quickly that the cost of migrating to Linux has been highly exaggerated by its detractors.

When Windows computers act up, sometimes it is difficult to tell whether it has virus problems or the software you purchased to protect you from viruses is the cause of slow and sluggish computers. With Linux, viruses and spyware are not a factor like they are with Windows. Viruses and spyware just stop being part of your computing experience. You have no idea what a relief that is until you experience it.

With Linux you can do just as much and even more than you can with Windows. Kids use it and love it. 99.9 percent of the software that goes with Linux is absolutely free as well. You've been conditioned to reach for your wallet when you need software or look for a site to pirate it and we would like to show you how we can break this cycle.