Frequently Asked Questions
1. Do you travel outside of NYC area?
We generally service NYC, Long Island & Westchester counties; we will cnosider customers located in the Tri-state area that request our service, but only on a case-by-case basis.
2. How do you provide us low cost service and save us money at the same time?
We believe in the use of "Free" and "Open Source" technology; our service provide the best possible service to customers while some cases signifcalty reducing cost or by provide substantal savings.
3. What is free software?
Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it means that the program's users have the four essential freedoms:
* The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
* The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
* The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
* The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
This information obtained from here:
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
4. What is open source?
Open source usually refers to software that is released with source code under a license that ensures that derivative works will also be available as source code, protects certain rights of the original authors, and prohibits restrictions on how the software can be used or who can use it.
This information obtained from here:
http://onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/09/15/what-is-opensource.html
5. What is linux?
Linux is a open-source alternative to Windows built based on the UNIX operating system.Its development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed, both commercially and non-commercially, by anyone under licenses such as the GNU General Public License.
This information obtained from here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux