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Researchut is an organization headed
towards the upliftment of GNU/Linux. At Researchut, we provide
rock-solid, end-to-end customized,
cost effective GNU/Linux solutions. We also provide support and
solution on advanced topics like FrameBuffer Devices, Device File
Systems, Kernel Optimizations, GCC Cross Compilation and
Optimizations, Debugging and more which might not be of everyone's
interest.
For a complete list of services offered by us, please click
here
A Brief
Understanding of GNU/Linux
Since 1991, when Linus (The daddy of the Linux kernel) created the
first Linux kernel, the OS has gone many revolutions and is now
Enterprise ready being supported by
Big IT Companies like IBM, HP, Dell, Oracle, Sun Microsystems.
Linux supports a varitey of architectures ranging from the native
x86(Intel Platform) to high-end architectures like Sparc, Digital Alpha
and Macintoshs to name a few.
Linux combined with GNU (hence GNU/Linux) and BSD utilities has proved
to be one of the competing Enterprise ready OS.
A wide area where deployment of GNU/Linux is highly done includes:
- Internet ServiceProviders using GNU/Linux for their servers.
- Corporates using GNU/Linux for daily need like File/Print, Mail,
Database, Proxy, Firewall Servers.
- Research Institutions deploying GNU/Linux for High-end clusters
and teaching purpose.
Along with a container full of features, GNU/Linux has one very
important feature remaining:
Yes, GNU/Linux is free. The complete
Linux kernel source code along with other utilites bundled in the form
of a Linux Distribution are mostly licensed under GNU GPL or BSD
License with a mere exception of softwares like Apache and XFree86
which have their own Licensing. But all are led to the term FREE.
By Free, We don't mean in terms of money. The above licenses describe
it as "Free In Terms Of Freedom".
The "Free In Terms Of Freedom" licensing scheme helps you have access
to the source code.
The merit of this kind of Licensing is:
- No more hassles of multiple license copies.
- No more CAL's (Client Access License) as in Microsoft Windows.
- No more restrictions on distribution/copies of the software.
A corporate/individual can save a
large amount of his IT expenditure deploying GNU/Linux saving costs for
licenses as mentioned above.
Besides FREE, GNU/Linux has some more reasons to be the "Best In
Business":
- It's a rock-solid
stable OS: Enumerous surveys have been conducted regarding the
performance of GNU/Linux with their reports published on the internet
that state that GNU/Linux is one of the most stable operating system
today in the market.
- Virus Free OS:
Due to it's secure concept and design, there have been almost no
viruses on
GNU/Linux.
- Better UNIX:
Yes, GNU/Linux is a better Unix. Being started as a project to be a
clone of Unix for x86, GNU/Linux today is a better unix with lots of
additional features which even the native Unixes don't adhere.
