Most Linux distributions have menu-driven (or graphical) install programs.
Linux is usually installed on its own partition
Can live on a MS-DOS FAT or Win95 VFAT partition using "UMSDOS" filesystem
Hardware: 386sx to Pentium Pro SMP
Most standard hardware supported
Large selection of video, Ethernet, SCSI cards
ISDN supported
Large installed base & available source code means fast addition of new drivers
1.1, 1.3, and 2.1 are "experimental" versions which include new features and device drivers
1.0, 1.2, and 2.0 are "stable" Most individual software packages also have "stable" and "experimental" versions
Overall stability when using all "stable" packages is better than some commercial Unixes
Software binary compatibility using iBCS
POSIX.1, ANSI-C; Linux-FT distribution is also FIPS 151-2
Heading for POSIX.2, XPG4
The most popular distributions can be downloaded off the Internet
CD-ROM versions for $20-$30
4- or 6-CD-ROM packages for $40-$50
Nearly all software can be redistributed
Some pieces of software (Motif, word processors, some X servers) have conventional sales/licensing
Browsers: Netscape, XMosaic, Lynx, Arena (free graphical)
Servers: Apache server of choice, others available
Other: Perl and C for CGI; Java support being added to kernel