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Freedom is the advantage. it is free as in speech and mostly free as in beer. You can use it with

  • The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
  • The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
  • The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
  • The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

Disadvantages? I do not find many. It is not perfect and there can be trouble with drivers - but Windows has just as many driver problems. Maybe the biggest problem is that it can be hard to find professional support. On the other hand there is a lot of free online help so it is not a major difficulty.

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13y ago

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