I want to make a media server out of some older computer parts I have. You know, just a local network server I can grab music and movies off of from multiple devices. Is there any reason to go with Linux over Windows? I have free access to the Windows Server OS through a Dreamspark Premium account, but what's the benefits of using, say, Ubuntu server?
- no DRM
- better network performance
- better filesystem performance
- more compatibility
- no DRM
- oh, did I mention no DRM...