Carry a portable Linux version with you on a USB flash pen drive. Bring your portable desktop with you wherever you go.

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Tidak ada salahnya mempergunakan Microsoft Windows, sepanjang OS (operating system) yang dipakai adalah legal. Artinya, OS tersebut kita beli sendiri dan kita pergunakan sendiri.

Pertanyaannya, jika yang kita pergunakan lisensi kantor, apakah masih dianggap halal jika dipakai di rumah.
Bagi saya, halal di kantor tapi haram di rumah.

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Open source software development or OSS development is the process by which open source software, which we will call OSS from hereon, (or any similar software whose source is of public domain) is developed. In the same vein, the keywords “open source” is a set of principles and practices on how to write software. The term “open source” literally means the source code is available to the users – all users who are subscribing to the World Wide Web. This means that many Internet subscribers believe that any one should not only have access to the source code, but also have the right to use it, modify it, enhance it, according to personalized needs.

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If you are just moving from the MS to the GNU World you might be asking yourself right now what distro should I install on my box?, along with a whole bunch of other questions like will Linux run on my box? Will it be hard? Will I find help online if I run into an issue, just to mention some of the questions that run into your mind right now.

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