This week, a reader writes:

I started using Ubuntu [Linux] about a year ago when my old HP Pavilion 522n with Windows XP Pro started acting up for the billionth time. I couldn’t believe how easy it is! Any questions I had were readily answered via the Ubuntu Forums or a simple Google search. The Linux community is incredible — one of the best aspects … Linux is such a revolutionary possibility and people need to know about it…I love hearing about countries all over the world switching their schools, government offices, etc. to a Linux OS. Incredible.

Linux has found a home in the equipment rooms of businesses for many years. From dusty old PCs that run a tiny point-of-sale system to massive racks of clustered corporate servers, Linux is no stranger to hard work where scalability, security and reliability are crucial. If you’ve browsed the Web, you’ve benefited from Linux-based servers more than you realize.

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