The Operating System

Windows and Mac Os' are not the only operating systems out there. For years now Linux has been the favorite O's for Nerds and Programmers. In fact these days most web servers use Redhat Linux as the Os for their client servers and Redhat Linux is a great free operating system. Though to a large degree you need to be comfortable with Linux scripts and other overly complicated processes to get things to work for you. But not any more, more recent developments in community based open source operating systems. Has lead to the development of Ubuntu.




Ubuntu is an operating system that works well on laptops, desktops and servers. Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and email applications, to free illustration and 3D software, games and lots of other tools.

Ubuntu is free of charge. You don't pay any licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing. I highly recommend it for the freeware illustrator. There is often small hurdles to overcome getting software to work correctly but as free Operating Systems go Ubuntu will provide the start up skin flint illustrator all the tools to do business in the graphics world. For my money ( which is none ) it stands out the winner. I have used it for 3 years now running it on 80% of my computers at home either in a virtual machine or a dedicated desktop system.