For many years PC users have been forced to use the Microsoft Windows operating system with all its faults. As a virtual monopoly this arrangement has made Bill Gates the richest man in the world - at our expense.

Linux is not a programme it's an operating system and a philosophy.

Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public License, the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone. The operating system is causing a revolution in the world of computers. Linux is based on Unix.

I design on PCs running Mint Linux.

The programmes used for this site are Bluefish for the HTML and Gimp for the imaging. As with most Linux software both are free programmes distributed under the OSS (Open Source Software) program covered by the GPL license. That is a saving for me of £1000 over the cost of programmes like Photoshop and Dreamweaver. Which means my work cost you less.