I was rather fascinated by an article that I read on Wired today. I've always known Linux was a great operating system, but the thought that Google was running its entire network of over 10,000 servers on Linux! What a plus for Linux. So why would a monster like Google entrust its entire network to an open source operating system?

1. Cost - Linux is free. You don't need any sort of licence whatsoever to run Linux on your PC/Server. It makes financial sense that a company like Google can save millions by using Linux.
2. Linux is worry free - Well, almost. At least you don't have to worry about loosing product keys.
3. Linux is so clever - Unlike windows you never need to run disk defragmentation. Maybe it's because its been designed by lots of clever people not just a few Geek's, no.An army of Geek's. Now that cant be bad.
4. Linux has less Bugs - Well I cant confirm this but that's what most of the geek's at Wired and Cnet will tell you.
5. Linux is the best anti piracy software - At Linux everyone shares. There are no issues about piracy. Copying and sharing are actually encouraged.
6. Linux has no language Barriers - Linux has been developed in almost every language on earth.
7. Linux is great for computers with low processing power and is scalable from the PDAs to mobile phones and computers.
8. Google servers are almost always up and running because they are run on Linux which is ultra reliable.
9. Linux can run a higher number of processes at the same time, at full speed, while Windows slows down when more processes run on the server.
10. Linux is specifically designed to accommodate heavy traffic and server load, can host multiple Web sites and multiple applications without problems. which is exactly what a monster like Google needs.

Linux has its fair share of issues, since I upgraded to the latest version of Linux's Ubuntu, I have had problems going online which I find rather surprising for an operating system that virtually runs the Internet.

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