At least the OP didn't ask which was better; Windows, Linux, or Unix. I'm
too old to get involved in a thread like that!
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"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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| While not an absolute authority, Wikipedia generally has good info on
| technical topics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Just use the
| two terms Unix/Linux in the Search box and you'll get a fairly easy to
| understand background on each.
|
| There are lots of dedicated Newsgroups on each of those OS'es that
| can help you get started.
|
| "rubberlugs" <rubberlugs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:05FFE1A2-E7DC-47EA-94CF-63BF19A78BEC@microsoft.com...
| > Sorry, off topic.
| >
| > In layman's terms, what is the difference between Linux and Unix?
| >
| > If I wanted to learn these two platforms, can anyone recommend any
| > software
| > to use
|
|