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[http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mononeurona.org%2Findex.php%3Fidp%3D124&langpair=es%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8] | [http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mononeurona.org%2Findex.php%3Fidp%3D124&langpair=es%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8] | ||
The article talks about how Linux has helped nations such as India and | The article talks about how Linux has helped nations such as India and | ||
Argentina become software exporters, it talks about how Linux is more | Argentina become software exporters, it talks about how Linux is more | ||
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open standards, etc., etc. (there are 15 myths debunked) | open standards, etc., etc. (there are 15 myths debunked) | ||
The [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux | Spanish language Wikipedia article] on Linux will be useful for Spanish-speaking people getting started with Linux: | |||
Spanish language article on Linux | |||
On the question of Suse vs. Ubuntu: Suse might be chosen by engineers because of the | On the question of Suse vs. Ubuntu: Suse might be chosen by engineers because of the many GUI admin tools that come preinstalled with it, and because it's "old hat" (not red hat), as in, it's been around for a very long time. But from the way Ubuntu is presented on their website, you can see it's tailored to users transitioning from Windows, or who are new to computers. It's easy to install, free, and has an organized support community. Whereas the company that puts out Suse makes money off of providing support and services. Also, even though Ubuntu is a newer package, it is based on the most popular Linux distribution, Debian, which has been around for a long time, and for a long time to come. Most key, I think, in your case is the difference in storage requirements for the respective Linux packages: Ubuntu installs off of one CD, and requires minimal hard drive space. | ||
many GUI admin tools that come preinstalled with it, and because it's | |||
"old hat" (not red hat), as in, it's been around for a very long time. | |||
But from the way Ubuntu is presented on their website, you can see | |||
it's tailored to users transitioning from Windows, or who are new to | |||
computers. It's easy to install, free, and has an organized support | |||
community. Whereas the company that puts out Suse makes money off of | |||
providing support and services. Also, even though Ubuntu is a newer | |||
package, it is based on the most popular Linux distribution, Debian, | |||
which has been around for a long time, and for a long time to come. | |||
Most key, I think, in your | |||
requirements for the respective Linux packages: Ubuntu installs off of | |||
one CD, and requires minimal hard drive space. | |||
[[Category:Parras]] | [[Category:Parras]] | ||
Revision as of 07:42, 15 July 2006
Ubuntu Linux has been installed on Maquina 02 in the main UTC Parras computer lab.
I did a bunch of searching for spanish language articles and docs arguing for Linux. The best I could find is here, debunking 15 myths about Linux: [1]
This google-translated version of this page will also be useful for English-language readers: [2]
The article talks about how Linux has helped nations such as India and Argentina become software exporters, it talks about how Linux is more secure, and easier and safer to administer. It mentions the use of open standards, etc., etc. (there are 15 myths debunked)
The | Spanish language Wikipedia article on Linux will be useful for Spanish-speaking people getting started with Linux:
On the question of Suse vs. Ubuntu: Suse might be chosen by engineers because of the many GUI admin tools that come preinstalled with it, and because it's "old hat" (not red hat), as in, it's been around for a very long time. But from the way Ubuntu is presented on their website, you can see it's tailored to users transitioning from Windows, or who are new to computers. It's easy to install, free, and has an organized support community. Whereas the company that puts out Suse makes money off of providing support and services. Also, even though Ubuntu is a newer package, it is based on the most popular Linux distribution, Debian, which has been around for a long time, and for a long time to come. Most key, I think, in your case is the difference in storage requirements for the respective Linux packages: Ubuntu installs off of one CD, and requires minimal hard drive space.