Plenty Of Commercial Applications Available

Particularly in recent months, commercial developers have flocked to the Linux platform. Oracle, Sybase, and many other commercial database providers either have released or announced software for Linux.

The StarOffice and Applixware office suites offer Microsoft Office compatibility and a full set of office application functions.

Many Linux games exist. Notably, over half the Quake servers in the world run under Linux. The Linux Games site has plenty of information on games for Linux.