Posts Tagged ‘unix linux’

Okay, I’ve looked around, but can’t find a proper answer from Linux users. They tell me that it’s a "GNU Unix Linux Operating system with customizable" blah blah blah.

I’ve heard it’s a GREAT system to run, but what is it in a nutshell?

I know that GNU means freeware basically, but please, someone want to help me out here?

I’m tired of reading questions about which hero would win in a fight. I just want to know if they were alive today which Operating System would each of these heroes use.
I am of course inspired by Philip Jose Farmer’s Feast Unknown, The Mad Goblin and Lord of the Trees, as well as his Wold Newton books. An example would be:

http://www.pjfarmer.com/woldnewton/Pulp.htm

Tarzan seems like a Mac User to me, while Doc Savage sounds like an unreconstructed mainframer.

What are the operational differences between Linux and UNIX? Why would a programmer choose one over the other? What about software selection and ease of programming (with already basic knowledge of programming, and wanting to dive in to open source)?

In terms of Linux, what makes things like Red Hat cost money and things like Ubuntu not? Is pay-for OS based on Linux better quality than freely distributed OS? What is the best choice for Linux-or-Unix OS for a budding programmer?

Is there a governing body that accepts changes and distributes them to the masses or does Open Source simply mean that you can make all the changes you want on your own system without violating license agreements?

How different is a Linux network compared to a Unix network? I understand a Unix network has mainframes, etc.

What are the things a Unix network has but a Linux network does not have and can never have?