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Linux is, for the most part, the industry standard dedicated server OS of choice.

Favored by many tech professionals because of its open-source nature, Linux is based on UNIX® — a stable, robust operating system traditionally used by large organizations (such as government and education) for enterprise-level applications.

Linux’s open-source technology has been the kernel from which thousands of other OS applications have grown. Among these, CentOS and Fedora™ are the most widely used and preferred general-purpose Linux dedicated hosting OS (as developed by the community-supported Fedora Project).

Fedora’s commitment to being on the leading edge of OS technologies — and its ability to follow through on this commitment thanks to the dedication of the hundreds of developers and online business pros who actively work on it — makes it not only the industry standard, but also the system reportedly used by Linus Torvalds, Linux’s original creator!

This popularity has a lot of advantages. Most serious professionals work with Linux, meaning that it’s constantly being upgraded and improved by the smartest minds online, because they need the software to evolve to meet their needs. And all Linux users get to reap the benefits of this constant improvement.

Just as we did with Windows® yesterday, tomorrow we’ll explore the specific advantages of Linux over its closed-source competitors.