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:Entire CD or DVD installation disks can be stored as files (or "images") in order for the user to download and then "burn the image" onto a CD or DVD for their personal use (installation on their computer system).
:For example, many many Linux operating system images are available for download for free via the Internet, so they can burn in their own Linux OS installation CD or DVD. Many versions of Linux are open-source and free to download and install, although the companies that produce their versions of Linux also provide CDs or DVDs already burned for a fee. There are MANY different versions of Linux. Some people joke, "''there are as many versions of Linux as there are users...''". On the other hand, one way to look at it is that there is a variety of styles of Linux to allow the user to try and use whatever Linux version that is "most comfortable".
:'''Here are some sites for downloading Linux:'''
::*[http://www.ubuntu.com/download Ubuntu Linux]
::*[http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora Fedora Linux]
''':WARNING: Image files can take up a lot of memory on the Computer Lab's hard-drive (eg. 740 Mg - 5 GB for each file). Also, a large download (such as an image) may increase Internet costs for the church. Therefore, it is highly recommended to burn Linux images to CD/DVDs at your home...'''