According to the Microsoft Corporation, Windows 2000 (AKA Windows NT 5.0) is the revolutionary new operating system geared to take care of business. Advertised by Bill Gates and associates to be the best thing for business network file-systems since multi-tasking, it hosts a slew of new features. Included in these new features are innovative security settings, Internet and file-system integration, support for SMP (multi-processors), and most importantly, fewer crash scenarios than previous versions of Windows. The infamous instability of Microsoft products has long been a blemish on the company's track record. With different versions of Windows 2000 for different applications (Professional, Server, and Advanced Server), Microsoft hopes that this new Windows NT architecture implementation will prove to be the best choice for businesses.
             In the battle for business computers, opposing the Microsoft machine is a lesser-known yet increasingly popular operating system named Linux. Linux has been around for nearly 10 years now, as a less involved implementation of UNIX code. This operating system takes a dramatically different approach to computing than Windows. Programmed not by a single company but by computer whiz groups and individuals, it is very popular among the tech-savvy. Consequently, these tech savvy groups have created not just one but hundreds of versions of Linux worldwide. While all Linux versions use the same basic kernel (core source-code, currently version 2.4) the different distributions can include any number of productivity applications, programming compilers, and other services. Depending on what version of Linux suits an administrator, he can probably get it for free. Linux has been developed under the GNU public license, which means that all Linux source code is absolutely free. While certain companies have marketed their compiled versions of Linux, they must provide the original code free of charge.
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