This is the South African technology show all about personal computers. This season of Everything PC is sponsored by HP and Microsoft.

In episode 3 of season 2, hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius have a look at the world of open-source software and Linux.

They discuss:

* The latest tech news

* Why Linux runs on everything - from toasters to the cloud - except the desktop

* OpenOffice and Libre Office

* Why Linux mail clients are so poor?

* How Microsoft learned to love Linux - or did it?

* Why Windows is becoming more like Linux, and could in fact become a hybrid * Windows/Linux over time

* Popular Linux distros

* Why PC makers don't make their own Linux distros

* Gaming on Linux

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