Published at LXer:

The pace of software development — regardless of the licence — is pretty fast these days. The state of your systems need constant monitoring. New features, bug-fixes and (most important) security updates need to be properly managed. Here, in no particular order, are five ways that choosing a free operating system will make system maintenance a lot easier and simpler. In short they are ways that — when it comes to system updates — GNU/Linux beats Windows. Discover Ryan Cartwright's reasons why GNU/Linux beats seven bells out of Windows when it comes to updating by reading the full article at Freesoftware Magazine.

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