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    What are the pros of Linux?

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    Post by Ahmed Mon Aug 12, 2013 4:55 pm

    In comparison to Windows or Mac?
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    Post by Craig Mon Aug 12, 2013 7:21 pm

    Well, it pretty much ends up being the same thing.

    Pros:
    Completely free
    Somewhat helpful community

    Cons:
    Not as gamer friendly
    Takes time to adjust to

    Note: All cons can be said about everything.


    It all depends on what you're trying to do too.

    Why do you ask?
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    Post by Ahmed Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:48 pm

    Mainly because I was wondering why some people choose Linux

    So it sucks for gaming huh? Whats it good for?
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    Post by Craig Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:11 pm

    It doesn't really suck for gaming.

    It's just that a handful of games out right now aren't natively linux supported. There are things like WINE that you can play games for windows (& osx) without problems.

    A majority of games for linux are free too.

    Plus if you develop a game or something for linux you'll get more kiss-butt.
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    Post by jj16802 Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:51 pm

    Steam just came out for Linux, bringing a large library of games with it....

    PS3s let you install Linux as an additional OS in the past, but this feature has been removed since an exploit was discovered that allowed hackers to get free PS3 games...
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    Post by Ace Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:52 pm

    Open proprietary source code
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    Post by jj16802 Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:57 pm

    Ace wrote:Open proprietary source code
    Not to mention Linux code is what Android is based off on.
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    Post by Craig Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:59 am

    Not 100% sure what that means, which is why I didn't say that but, I think windows is as customizible as linux, it's just illegal to change things then sell it as a full OS.

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