I'm not going to start this with a back in the day because it's too easy and obvious. Besides, it's time to live in the now, and today's rules and needs are not the same as they were 10, 20, or 30 years ago. Modern Linux is powerful, flexible, stable, and secure. With the exception of some of the more lightweight Linux distributions , it's also far more resource dependent just like all modern operating systems. Also: 5 things to consider before leaping from one...
