hey can someone point me too sites which advocate linux over microsoft. I have to do a persuasive essay in english, and was hoping to make a case for everyones favorite operating system. I need sources and info which i cant think of. Thanks a lot
Conrad Koziol wrote:
hey can someone point me too sites which advocate linux over microsoft. I have to do a persuasive essay in english, and was hoping to make a case for everyones favorite operating system. I need sources and info which i cant think of.
Why not make a case for everyone's favourite programming language? ;) Seriously though, I had to put together a presentation for a University course last semester and did one on why Python is a useful tool and a worthy competitor to statically typed languages such as Java and C and it ended up being a very nice topic. For Linux though (or rather open source in general) you may do well to check out the famous open letter to Microsoft from a Peruvian congressman to the head of Microsoft Peru: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25157.html Best regards, Simon Willison http://simon.incutio.com/
On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 11:29:52PM -0500, Simon Willison wrote:
Conrad Koziol wrote:
hey can someone point me too sites which advocate linux over microsoft. I have to do a persuasive essay in english, and was hoping to make a case for everyones favorite operating system. I need sources and info which i cant think of. ... For Linux though (or rather open source in general) you may do well to check out the famous open letter to Microsoft from a Peruvian congressman to the head of Microsoft Peru: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25157.html
That's an excellent reference. But please notice that in his letter, Congressman Villanueva starts by correcting a common mistake made by MS, and many others, of replacing the term Free Software by Open Source (3rd paragraph). Two other references that you might find useful: UNESCO's Free Software Portal: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_freesoft/index.shtml Free software and research, by Francesco Potortì: http://softwarelibero.it/ricerca/fs-and-research.html You can also find a lot of information in GNU's site: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Regards, Jaime
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hey can someone point me too sites which advocate linux over microsoft. I have to do a persuasive essay in english, and was hoping to make a case for everyones favorite operating system. I need sources and info which i cant think of.
Here you are, but try not to copy too much, or Google will betray you: ;^) Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers! http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html - -- "Computers are in many ways becoming a bad word in our society as a whole. They are nothing but spam, porn, and bad ergonomics." -- Shelley Walsh Nicola Larosa - nico@tekNico.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/loNFXv0hgDImBm4RAlpWAKCaNMd+MZHODUJyyl5qeJ3GOAM2twCeP+li GAfgyhX8Tmh+TPVDUhPRpic= =ea0z -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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