FREE ESSAY ON WINDOWS VS. LINUX PRESENTATION

WINDOWS VS. LINUX PRESENTATION

Welcome 
Software Developer
Why? 
Evaluate Operating Systems (OS) that could be beneficial 
Overview 
What is an Operating System ? 
Types of Operating Systems 
History of the two OS
Overview cont...
Opinion on subject matter:
Reliability, Performance, Applications, Support, Security, Installation and Setup, along
with the cost of the two systems. 
Recommendation of Operating Systems Presented 
Summary of all Major Points
Operating System (OS)
What is it? 
Primary Purpose 
To support applications (programs)
Types of Operating Systems 
Variety of Operating Systems 
Refer to hand out for others 
Linux and Windows
A little History about Linux and Windows
Linux History
Linus Torvalds
Implemented from Unix 
Released Versions 
1991 .02 
1994 1.0 
1999 2.2
... development still continues 
Windows History
Bill Gates
Founded Microsoft Corporation 
Released Versions
Windows 3.1, 95, 98
Windows NT, Windows 2000
... development still continues 
Reliability 
Linux 
Rock Solid 
Months - Years without crashing
Windows 
Infamous Blue Screen of Death
Day to Day crashes
Winner: Linux
Performance
Customers 
Performance cont...
Let's check out the handout
Winner: Windows
Applications 
Linux 
Recent Corel version of WordPerfect 
No other Office Applications 
Windows 
No plan to create Office for Linux
Stuck with windows 
Winner: Windows 
Support
Linux 
Limited support but Increasing 
Linux Care
Up coming Support
Microsoft 
Huge Staff but Contacting is up in the Air
Possible charge fees
Winner: Windows 
Security 
Both Systems 
Both Systems have loop holes (ways to get around security issues) 
Both have been tested and verified for years
Security Advantages...
Linux: 
Reinstall without replacing security information
Built in fire wall
Definition of firewall (On Handout)
Windows:
Tighter security available for a cost 
Large number of accessing permission
Security Disadvantages...
Linux: 
Not as strict
No auditing 
Windows:
No fire wall built into the system
Current information is lost if reinstalled
Winner: Windows
Installation and Setup
Linux
Very complex for the common user
Red Hat and Caldera
Microsoft
Easy with each version
Winner: Windows 
Cost
Let' s take a look at the handout to help us out seeing the differences in cost. 
Winner: Linux 
Implementation
Implement Windows 2000
Memo
Summary
Which OS out performs the other in several categories 
Given my opinion on OS
Questions ???