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This is Andrew Gee with the forth screencast in the 

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Ubuntu Month of Screencasts.

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All the screencasts in this month can be downloaded

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for free at our website, screencasts.ubuntu.com

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So what makes Ubuntu so special?

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Why should you be using it?

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How can it be so different to alternatives like

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Windows or Mac OS X?

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You may find the license or end user license agreement that came 

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with the operating system you chose restricts you from doing things.

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For example you are not allowed to redistribute most

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proprietary operating system such as Windows or Mac OS X.

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With Ubuntu, you are encouraged to share it as much as possible.

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Ubuntu is great at running on old hardware.

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The requirements of it are not that much.

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If Ubuntu is too much for your computer, you can always try Xubuntu.

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Xubuntu is specifically written to run on older machines,

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that might not be able to cope with a powerful operating system.

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But do not worry, Ubuntu also runs excellent on high end hardware too.

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You may find that your Windows 95, 98, ME and NT

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are version of Windows that are no longer supported by Microsoft.

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But what does this mean?

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1. Microsoft will not help you if you have a problem with their 

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operating system.

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2. They will not provide updates for security and bugs

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in the operating system.

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Ubuntu has LTS versions specifically for computers

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you want long support for.

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The normal versions are supported for quite a while too.

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As the cost of the operating system is free

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you do not need to worry about support.

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If you get to the end of a support cycle,

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you can always just easily upgrade to the next version.

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If you are using windows, you may be sick of all

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those viruses that turn up on your computer.

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Well with Ubuntu you will find none.

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When using Ubuntu you may find that you that have a computer

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with all free software on.

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Ubuntu is free and always remains free.

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You might find that some third party software

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costs money though.

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Some examples of this include Tux Print and Cedega.

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You may find that when you got Ubuntu, you paid some money.

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This was likely to cover the cost of the CD or DVD

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that you received it on.

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Ubuntu is sponsored by Canonical,

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but maintained by the community.

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What does this mean?

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Well if Canonical were to go bust,

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Ubuntu would continue as there is a vast

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community who would be able to maintain it.

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Finally, you may just prefer the look and feel 

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of the operating system.

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Thanks for watching.

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To see more screencasts from the Ubuntu Month of Screencasts

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please visit screencasts.ubuntu.com