Here are some other reasons to consider using GNU/Linux systems for your organization:
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An easy install. Modern GNU/Linux distributions are just as easyto install as any other modern operating system.
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Interoperability. Linux vendors do not try to force you to use only their software.
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Linux is standards-based. Every part of GNU/Linux systems are based on open computing standards.
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Your choice of vendors. As mentioned above, you can choose between many different GNU/Linux vendors. This competition forces vendors to earn your business.
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Your choice of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs). Linux distributions give you a choice of desktop GUIs. Two popular ones, GNOME and KDE, are just as easy to use as Windows or other GUI operating systems.
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Remote Desktop Support. GNU/Linux adopted the X windowing system which was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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Graphical Terminal Support. Using the X windowing system mentioned above, with GNU/Linux you can use inexpensive graphical terminals instead of buying a full-blown PC for every user in your office.
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Linux runs on different hardware. GNU/Linux systems run on many types of computers.
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Linux runs efficiently. Because of the efficiency caused by the free software development process, GNU/Linux can be happily run on older computers.
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Linux is easy to network. Because of Linux's birth and evolution on the Internet, GNU/Linux systems network easily, "naturally" and seamlessly.