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/home/aditya/rhpart.htm Red Hat Linux 9 - A comparative review There is a lot of speculation and debate whether Linux based systems can become the preferred desktop OS configurations. So here is a comparative review of the latest from Red Hat - Red Hat Linux 9 and MS Windows XP. The cost - Lets start from the beginning. a very important place to start. Red Hat Linux comes as a 3 CD set that costs Rs. 900. As compared to the per license cost of about Rs 4000 for MS Windows XP Home edition, this is really a good deal. Plus there is one major advantage. Linux based systems are (more or less) free software (for an introduction to free software visit href="www.gnu.org">The GNU organisation ). Red Hat, to the best of my knowledge, is free software. So you don't have to buy multiple licenses if you have multiple setups. Of course, for developers free software or even open source software is invaluable, but since I am cons