Grassroots computing
Linux Expo highlights open-source system
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| Curiously, Linux's open-door policy has the benefit of making the
| system incorruptible by the viruses and spyware that plague more mainstream
| operating systems. In fact, expensive virus protection software isn't
| even a necessity for Linux.
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| "There are a lot of people reading and inspecting Linux's
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| code all the time," he explained. "They make sure it's not infected.
| They're paranoid, so you don't have to be."
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| Currently, only 16 percent of PC users in the United States have Linux,a
| and although that percentage pleases Szmajda and Joe Monti, the club's
| other co-president, those numbers seem woefully small for an operating
| system that is virtually hassle-proof.
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| "The biggest problem is getting the word out," Monti said. "Change is a
| big hurdle for a lot of people. They get used to Windows and Mac, and
| the interface isn't exactly the same."
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| Szmajda, who lives in North Adams and works as a Web application
| developer for Biotest Labs, has 15 servers in Virginia powering one ofh
| is personal Web ventures, and they're always worry-free.
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| Why?
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| "I can get away with the servers being so far away because they're
| running Linux."
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