Philosophy of Linux.

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Philosophy of Linux.

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Hello,
I want to know more about the philosophy of linux.Thanks.
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Hmmmmm ... That the benefit of contributing to a community is that you receive immensely more than you contribute.
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clapton wrote:Hello,
I want to know more about the philosophy of linux.Thanks.
In many cases, it is based on the Unix Philosophy: http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch01s06.html
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The Unix philosophy are as follows:

1. Small is beautiful.
2. Make each program do one thing well.
3. Build a prototype as soon as possible.
4. Choose portability over efficiency.
5. Store numerical data in flat ASCII files.
6. Use software leverage to your advantage.
7. Use shell scripts to increase leverage and portability.
8. Avoid captive user interfaces.
9. Make every program a filter.

Find more at following urls :

Part 1
http://linuxgazette.net/issue37/pennington.html

Part 2
linuxgazette.net/issue39/pennington.html

Cheers,
Dibyendra
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