I am thinking about getting Linux as an OS. I thought Linux was free, if it
is where can I download it at?



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On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:46:26 GMT, Tammy Fontenot wrote:
> I am thinking about getting Linux as an OS. I thought Linux was free, if it
> is where can I download it at?


net etiquette/Newsgroup tip:

Multi-posting is considered antisocial on Usenet.

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And if you crosspost, provide a Followup newsgroup.

Some will argue that you not even crosspost because of the amount/type
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As an example to post to "comp.os.linux.security", and
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You conserve resources on NNTP servers, and other readers
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Also, once a reader has "read" a message in one group, they do
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See answer given in the other news group you posted to.

Tammy Fontenot wrote:

> I am thinking about getting Linux as an OS. I thought Linux was free, if it
> is where can I download it at?

www.distrowatch.com

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Tammy Fontenot wrote:
> I am thinking about getting Linux as an OS. I thought Linux was free, if it
> is where can I download it at?

<snip>

All Linux is Free-as-in-Freedom. Most distros are also available
Free-as-in-Beer.

For a comparison of different Linux distrobutions (or "flavors"), go to
Distrowatch.com . Distrowatch also has links to where to get different
Linux distrobutions. My favorite distro for newbies is Mandrake Linux,
which is available at www.mandrakelinux.com.

Susan

Here in comp.os.linux.setup,
"Tammy Fontenot" <theyellowshoe@sw.rr.com> spake unto us, saying:

>I am thinking about getting Linux as an OS. I thought Linux was free,
>if it is where can I download it at?

There are many different flavors (or "distributions") of Linux on the
net, and many of them are freely downloadable.

One possible starting point is here:

http://www.linuxiso.org

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There are a lot of free distro's. The one I like to suggest for
newbies is knoppix. http://www.knoppix.org/ (Click on the
Brittish/American flag at the top to get it in English). You can run
the complete OS from the CD. It will give you a basic chance to try
out linux and to make sure that your hardware has no major issues with
linux.

Once you've booted off the cd if everything is working fine there is
an option to install or you can go with another distro once that you
know your hardware is compatible.

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:46:26 +0000, Tammy Fontenot wrote:

> I am thinking about getting Linux as an OS. I thought Linux was free, if
> it is where can I download it at?
>
You can take your pick among many choices:
http://distrowatch.com/stats.php?section=popularity

GNU/Linux is free (as in freedom) and that is why there are so many
choices (flavors) available. No one is locked into a single "vendor." You
don't say what hardware platform you are using or what you would like
linux to do for you, but the typical new user is looking for a general
purpose distribution.

The recommendation for knoppix is a good starting point. Otherwise, visit
some home pages for some distro's, and pick one you think looks promising.

As far as cost, there are distributions which can be downloaded without
any cost or obligation. Some distributions are large and can require some
time to download, even using broadband. If the download is too big, then
this is a good resource:
http://www.cheapbytes.com/

Another good thing about GNU/Linux is that it has been built by the
community. It is informally supported by the community. You knew
enough to post to this newsgroup and you received several responses to
your general question. You might check into these resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
http://www.linux.org
http://www.tldp.org

There is a monthly meeting in your area for an LUG, Linux User Group, at
the Univerisity of New Orleans where you might get some personal help:
http://nolug.org/nolugwiki/index.cgi?MonthlyMeetings

The GPL is the software license which makes free software possible:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html

The GPL gives the end user rights. Typical proprietary software end user
licenses restrict end user rights.

You can learn as much (or as little) as you would like without a
gatekeeper (and without paying tuition.) The documentation is substantial
and is available online. You are not the first person to "take the plunge"
into linux- others have already paved the way for you.

--
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Chocolate.
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In article <slrncp054g.g39.BitTwister@wb.home.invalid>,
Bit Twister <BitTwister@localhost.localdomain> writes:
>
> If you want to send the same message to more than one newsgroup, CROSSPOST!
> And if you crosspost, provide a Followup newsgroup.
....
> You conserve resources on NNTP servers, and other readers
> see the follow up answers and do not have to provide the same answer.

Using a followup line eliminates the advantage of enabling others to see
the answer, though, at least if those who reply honor that line. For
instance, if Joe posts to comp.os.linux.misc and rec.photo.digital asking
for advice on Linux software to use with a digital camera, but specifies
a followup group of rec.photo.digital, anybody who reads
comp.os.linux.misc but not rec.photo.digital will miss those replies. For
this reason, I personally recommend NOT using followups, although I
realize I'm probably in the minority on this. Instead, if the group list
is so long and filled with such similar groups that followups make sense,
the initial posting group list should be shortened.

--
Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking

In article <CrUjd.48048$IE1.10725@fe1.texas.rr.com>,
"Tammy Fontenot" <theyellowshoe@sw.rr.com> writes:
>
> I am thinking about getting Linux as an OS. I thought Linux was free, if it
> is where can I download it at?

One good central point is http://www.linuxiso.org. This has links to CD-R
image files for most of the major distributions. (A handful aren't
available gratis, though.) If you know which distribution you want to
use, you can also try its own Web site. Knowing which to use is the tough
problem, though. I've got some suggestions on my own Web site:

http://www.rodsbooks.com/distribs/

--
Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:06:41 +0000, Rod Smith wrote:
>
> Using a followup line eliminates the advantage of enabling others to see
> the answer, though, at least if those who reply honor that line. For
> instance, if Joe posts to comp.os.linux.misc and rec.photo.digital
> asking for advice on Linux software to use with a digital camera, but
> specifies a followup group of rec.photo.digital, anybody who reads
> comp.os.linux.misc but not rec.photo.digital will miss those replies.
> For this reason, I personally recommend NOT using followups, although I
> realize I'm probably in the minority on this. Instead, if the group list
> is so long and filled with such similar groups that followups make
> sense, the initial posting group list should be shortened.

I second that.


Siraaj