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This is a listing of my favorite fun features of Linux
Automated Stuff
schedulers - cron, anacron
Command Line Interface - (think automation here)
Just about everything is based on the command line which allows you to tell a program to do some specific task and exit. Some examples are:
send an email to a person with a subject and a certain body (error log? disk free space? security report?)
make a cdrom image containing the contents of certain directories
burn a cdrom image (once a week cdrom backup anyone?)
Everything is text based -- no need for special API's to talk to specific apps or data files.
Being able to use a floppy or cdrom image without pushing that image to floppy or cd - loop.html
Here is a listing of the cool features of Linux that sets it apart for me:
File name completion.
The ability to copy floppies, even if the system doesn't understand the format on the floppy.
The loop device in Linux which allows you to view a disk image without placing that image on a floppy/cdrom/etc first.
More than one person can log on to X-Windows simultaneously, each with their own separate copy of windows - each copy can be password protected - you can then switch between these two or more copies as necessary.
You can run applications on a remote server and display the graphical application locally on your desktop.