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Windows costs money, but Ubuntu is Linux-based and free. Ubuntu is one of many distributions, or versions, of Linux. Personally, I like Linux better than Windows but Windows programs can't run natively on Linux (and vice versa) so many Linux users still use windows because they need to run certain programs. Compatibility/"emulation" (in quotes because it isn't true emulation) is available in the form of the Linux program WINE (stands for WINE Is Not an Emulator). Linux, in general, is not intended for those who are not experienced with computers, and the sterotypical Linux users are computer programmers. However, several more recent distributions have broken this mold, including Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a very user-friendly distribution, and an excellent place for someone curious about starting with Linux to start. Personally, I prefer the distribution openSuSe, but it requires a slightly higher experience level with Linux to use effectively.

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Knoppix is a distribution of the Linux kernel based off of linus torvalds work. Knoppix is an open source operating system, meaning that you can potentially edit anything within the operating system with knowledge of code. Windows Xp is an operating system marketed by the Microsoft coporation. Xp is based off of the original dos operating system, then in 2000 .net became the framework. Knoppix= Not suseptable to viri, XP= Very suseptable.

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