What is Ubuntu linux?
Ubuntu Linux is an operating system, like Microsoft Windows or Mac OSX, but with the huge difference of being totally free and Open Source. It can be installed on basically any PC, Mac, or notebook. It is owned by no company, as it is being developed by community of people all around the world.
Whether you use it at home, at school or at work Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and email applications, to web server software and programming tools.
Ubuntu is and always will be free of charge. You do not pay any licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing.
The latest Ubuntu release brings the best of open source together on a platform that is here to stay with 3 years of free updates. With hundreds of improvements and the addition of the latest version of Firefox amongst other outstanding applications, more and more users are assessing why Ubuntu wins more and more converts with every release.
Productivity tools: Ubuntu supports all of your favourite web-based mail programs like Yahoo(TM) or Gmail (TM). But for the office, Evolution provides all the calendering, contacts and full function office email you need. Pidgin IM also puts you in instant touch with colleagues and integrates with your personal IM services simply and easily.
Browsing: Including Mozilla Firefox (Beta 5) - tested and stabilised for a platform. Faster, safer and themed for Ubuntu.
Photos: Upload from your camera or phone to F-Spot and manage, tag, share and sort your photos and upload easily to you favourite social networking sites.
Music and video: Plug in your PSP, iPod, MP3 player; share playlists with your friends; buy in the creative commons online music stores, stream more live radio and plug in more devices with UPnP.
Office applications:
Word processing, spreadsheets and presentations can all be delivered through Open Office. And, they completely integrate with the proprietary office applications out there. The big difference is that they are free.
Accessibility: At the core of the Ubuntu philosophy is the belief that computing is for everyone and access should be free and complete whatever your economic or physical circumstances. Ubuntu is one of the most accessible desktop operating systems around.
Who is using Ubuntu?
Check out who and why is using Ubuntu Linux. Read the stories below.
Bouncin' Troy Wallabee, Student
After hearing a little about Linux and Free Systems in general, I began looking around for a good distribution. I had heard a thing or two about Red Hat, but decided I wasn't ready. A few weeks later, a friend of mine told me about Ubuntu and gave me a CD. I tried it, and have been in love ever since. Ubuntu's stability, security, appearance, simplicity, have astounded me, and since then, I've never looked back.
José Luis, Student
I switched in 2004 with Dapper and Ubuntu keeps getting better. Is not perfect(yet), but its quite nice.
Uncle B, I am happily retired
When I retired, I discovered, by reading the licensing agreement Microsoft provided with it that the software I was using was licensed through the company and I no longer had the right to use it. Being a law abiding citizen and a retiree, I looked for an alternative to paying a large sum of money for a Microsoft license, and found Ubuntu. I have not looked back since. The product is superior in all ways. It, simply put, works well, and that's more than I can say about Microsoft wares.
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