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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...
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