1. Upgrade to the newest version legally and without paying money
1。合法升級到最新版本卻不花一分錢
2. Have the latest version of the operating system run faster than the previous version on the same hardware
2。同一個硬件平臺上最新的操作系統(tǒng)卻比老的更快。
3. Easily install and run different graphical interfaces if I don't like the default setup
3。如果你不喜歡默認的桌面環(huán)境，可以非常容易的自行安裝其他的界面。
4. Install twenty programs with one command
4。一個命令就可以安裝二十個程序。 5. Have the system automatically update all my installed programs for me.
5。讓系統(tǒng)自動為我所安裝的軟件更新。
6. Install the same copy of my OS (Ubuntu) on multiple computers without worrying about license restrictions or activation keys
6?？梢栽贜臺機器上安裝同一份OS拷貝而無須擔心協(xié)議限制或激活碼。
7. Give away copies of the operating system and other programs that run on it without breaking any laws, governmental or ethical or moral, because it was all intended to be used this way
7。可以自由分發(fā)該操作系統(tǒng)及其他運行其上的軟件而不會違犯法律，政治或倫理道德，因為他本身就提倡這么做的。
8. Have full control over my computer hardware and know that there are no secret back doors in my software, put there by malicious software companies or governments
8。完全控制我的電腦硬件，并可知曉我的軟件中沒有什么被政府或者某某公司蓄意安放的秘密后門。
9. Run without using a virus scanner, adware/spyware protection, and not reboot my computer for months, even when I do keep up with all of the latest security updates
9?？梢月惚迹o殺毒軟件，反廣告／間諜防護軟件），以及可以數(shù)月不用重啟機器，我甚至一直在更新著安全補丁。
10. Run my computer without needing to defragment my hard drive, ever
10。從來不用磁盤碎片整理。
11. Try out software, decide I don't like it, uninstall it, and know that it didn't leave little bits of stuff in a registry that can build up and slow down my machine
11。嘗試軟件，覺得不喜歡，就刪掉他，而且知道他不會在什么注冊表里留下一些垃圾可能導(dǎo)致把我的系統(tǒng)搞慢。
12. Make a major mistake that requires a complete reinstallation and be able to do it in less than an hour, because I put all of my data on a separate partition from the operating system and program files
12。犯了重大錯誤而導(dǎo)致全新重裝系統(tǒng)，也不過花去了1小時不到的時間，因為我把我的數(shù)據(jù)放在了獨立于操作系統(tǒng)和程序的分區(qū)。
13. Boot into a desktop with flash and effects as cool as Windows Vista on a three year old computer...in less than 40 seconds, including the time it takes me to type my username and password to login
13。在一臺3歲的老電腦上可以有如vista那樣超酷的登錄效果...少于40秒，這已經(jīng)是將我輸入用戶名和密碼并登錄計算在內(nèi)了。
14. Customize anything I want, legally, including my favorite programs. I can even track down the software developers to ask them questions, contribute ideas, and get involved in the actual design/software writing process if I want to
14。合法自定義任何我想要的東西，包括我最喜愛的程序。我甚至可以跟蹤軟件開發(fā)者并向他們問問題，提意見，如果我愿意的話，也可以參與到真正的軟件設(shè)計和開發(fā)進程中去。
15. Have 4+ word processor windows open working on papers, listen to music, play with flashy desktop effects, have contact with a largely happy community and have firefox, instant messaging, and email clients all open at the same time, without ever having had to beg someone for a code to make my os work, and without the system running so slow it is useless
15。超過4個的文字處理窗口，聽音樂，玩超酷的桌面效果，聯(lián)系一個大型的社區(qū)，并同時運行著firefox，即時通訊以及email客戶端，而不必求爺爺告奶奶的要什么令我的系統(tǒng)可以運作的代碼，而不會把系統(tǒng)變慢。
16. Use the command "dpkg --get-selections > pkg.list" to make a full, detailed list of all software I have installed, backup my /etc and /home directories on a separate partition, and you are able to recover your system any time, easily
16。使用"dpkg --get-selections > pkg.list"命令來獲得一個完整詳盡的已裝軟件列表，備份我的/etc和/home文件夾到一個獨立分區(qū)，然后你就可以隨時恢復(fù)你的系統(tǒng)了，而且超簡單。
17. Run multiple desktops simultaneously, or even allow multiple users to log in and use the computer simultaneously
17。同時運行多個桌面，甚至可以讓多用戶同時登錄并使用該機器。
18. Resize a hard disk partition without having to delete it and without losing the data on it
18。無損調(diào)整分區(qū)大小而不用擔心會丟失數(shù)據(jù)。（譯者注：應(yīng)該是LVM）
19. Use the same hardware for more than 5 years before it really needs to be replaced...I have some hardware that is nearly 10 years old, running Linux, and still useful
19。硬件可以使用超過五年而無須更換...我甚至有一些硬件都超過10年的歷史了，還依然健在。
20. Browse the web while the OS is being installed!
20?？梢栽贠S安裝的同時瀏覽網(wǎng)頁！
21. Use almost any hardware and have a driver for it included with the operating system...eliminating the need to scour the internet to find the hardware manufacturer's website to locate one
21。使用幾乎所有的硬件，因為系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)自帶了驅(qū)動...而不必再去硬件供應(yīng)商的主頁上去苦苦搜尋。
22. Get the source code for almost anything, including the OS kernel and most of my applications
22。可以任意獲得源代碼，包括OS內(nèi)核以及我的大多數(shù)應(yīng)用程序。
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1。合法升級到最新版本卻不花一分錢
2. Have the latest version of the operating system run faster than the previous version on the same hardware
2。同一個硬件平臺上最新的操作系統(tǒng)卻比老的更快。
3. Easily install and run different graphical interfaces if I don't like the default setup
3。如果你不喜歡默認的桌面環(huán)境，可以非常容易的自行安裝其他的界面。
4. Install twenty programs with one command
4。一個命令就可以安裝二十個程序。 5. Have the system automatically update all my installed programs for me.
5。讓系統(tǒng)自動為我所安裝的軟件更新。
6. Install the same copy of my OS (Ubuntu) on multiple computers without worrying about license restrictions or activation keys
6?？梢栽贜臺機器上安裝同一份OS拷貝而無須擔心協(xié)議限制或激活碼。
7. Give away copies of the operating system and other programs that run on it without breaking any laws, governmental or ethical or moral, because it was all intended to be used this way
7。可以自由分發(fā)該操作系統(tǒng)及其他運行其上的軟件而不會違犯法律，政治或倫理道德，因為他本身就提倡這么做的。
8. Have full control over my computer hardware and know that there are no secret back doors in my software, put there by malicious software companies or governments
8。完全控制我的電腦硬件，并可知曉我的軟件中沒有什么被政府或者某某公司蓄意安放的秘密后門。
9. Run without using a virus scanner, adware/spyware protection, and not reboot my computer for months, even when I do keep up with all of the latest security updates
9?？梢月惚迹o殺毒軟件，反廣告／間諜防護軟件），以及可以數(shù)月不用重啟機器，我甚至一直在更新著安全補丁。
10. Run my computer without needing to defragment my hard drive, ever
10。從來不用磁盤碎片整理。
11. Try out software, decide I don't like it, uninstall it, and know that it didn't leave little bits of stuff in a registry that can build up and slow down my machine
11。嘗試軟件，覺得不喜歡，就刪掉他，而且知道他不會在什么注冊表里留下一些垃圾可能導(dǎo)致把我的系統(tǒng)搞慢。
12. Make a major mistake that requires a complete reinstallation and be able to do it in less than an hour, because I put all of my data on a separate partition from the operating system and program files
12。犯了重大錯誤而導(dǎo)致全新重裝系統(tǒng)，也不過花去了1小時不到的時間，因為我把我的數(shù)據(jù)放在了獨立于操作系統(tǒng)和程序的分區(qū)。
13. Boot into a desktop with flash and effects as cool as Windows Vista on a three year old computer...in less than 40 seconds, including the time it takes me to type my username and password to login
13。在一臺3歲的老電腦上可以有如vista那樣超酷的登錄效果...少于40秒，這已經(jīng)是將我輸入用戶名和密碼并登錄計算在內(nèi)了。
14. Customize anything I want, legally, including my favorite programs. I can even track down the software developers to ask them questions, contribute ideas, and get involved in the actual design/software writing process if I want to
14。合法自定義任何我想要的東西，包括我最喜愛的程序。我甚至可以跟蹤軟件開發(fā)者并向他們問問題，提意見，如果我愿意的話，也可以參與到真正的軟件設(shè)計和開發(fā)進程中去。
15. Have 4+ word processor windows open working on papers, listen to music, play with flashy desktop effects, have contact with a largely happy community and have firefox, instant messaging, and email clients all open at the same time, without ever having had to beg someone for a code to make my os work, and without the system running so slow it is useless
15。超過4個的文字處理窗口，聽音樂，玩超酷的桌面效果，聯(lián)系一個大型的社區(qū)，并同時運行著firefox，即時通訊以及email客戶端，而不必求爺爺告奶奶的要什么令我的系統(tǒng)可以運作的代碼，而不會把系統(tǒng)變慢。
16. Use the command "dpkg --get-selections > pkg.list" to make a full, detailed list of all software I have installed, backup my /etc and /home directories on a separate partition, and you are able to recover your system any time, easily
16。使用"dpkg --get-selections > pkg.list"命令來獲得一個完整詳盡的已裝軟件列表，備份我的/etc和/home文件夾到一個獨立分區(qū)，然后你就可以隨時恢復(fù)你的系統(tǒng)了，而且超簡單。
17. Run multiple desktops simultaneously, or even allow multiple users to log in and use the computer simultaneously
17。同時運行多個桌面，甚至可以讓多用戶同時登錄并使用該機器。
18. Resize a hard disk partition without having to delete it and without losing the data on it
18。無損調(diào)整分區(qū)大小而不用擔心會丟失數(shù)據(jù)。（譯者注：應(yīng)該是LVM）
19. Use the same hardware for more than 5 years before it really needs to be replaced...I have some hardware that is nearly 10 years old, running Linux, and still useful
19。硬件可以使用超過五年而無須更換...我甚至有一些硬件都超過10年的歷史了，還依然健在。
20. Browse the web while the OS is being installed!
20?？梢栽贠S安裝的同時瀏覽網(wǎng)頁！
21. Use almost any hardware and have a driver for it included with the operating system...eliminating the need to scour the internet to find the hardware manufacturer's website to locate one
21。使用幾乎所有的硬件，因為系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)自帶了驅(qū)動...而不必再去硬件供應(yīng)商的主頁上去苦苦搜尋。
22. Get the source code for almost anything, including the OS kernel and most of my applications
22。可以任意獲得源代碼，包括OS內(nèi)核以及我的大多數(shù)應(yīng)用程序。
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