Community weekly poll: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS?
- 2/8/07 10:33 AM
AMEN TO THAT
by LionsMike - 2/10/07 4:40 PM In reply to: Newer is not always better... by meisinscotlandDon't ever upgrade to ME. I went from Win98 to WinME and it was a horror show. I wanted my Win 3.11 and my DOS 6.2 back. I managed to survive it until XP came out, and I have been very satisfied with XP. I will probably wait for a few more reviews on Vista before thinking about that change.
In 3 years...
by justwally - 2/10/07 10:00 AM In reply to: Mandrake 10 is very old by JLPAgreed. I've noticed a trend of comments in the "I tried it a few years ago" vein.
Linux today isn't the linux of three years ago any more than Windows. Roll back SP2 on XP some time and watch bluetooth suddenly work as advertised again.
Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS?
by museic55 - 2/9/07 10:00 PM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Yes I would and I have in the past. What's holding me back is that I've been ill for a few years but things are improving and I'm looking forward to trying LINUX again. I did install it many years ago but I guess I had too many other things that took priority.
It seems to me that LINUX may well begin competing with Windows within the next few years - that it only needs to reach a certain point in its development, i.e. ease of use?
Sure, tried but couldn't.
by Ed-duh-win - 2/10/07 12:00 AM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Well Linux won't boot on my PC for some reason. Tried lots of methods but it just won't work on me.
Dependencies!
by mjuaji - 2/10/07 2:05 AM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I would consider using Linux if it were friendly to. Believe me, I have tried, but Suse 9.0 will not accept all the dvd playback rpms you've thrown at me because of conflicting dependencies, and the support server was unplugged. Other distros are way out of the league for pathetique newbies, nay, wannabe newbies like myself, The African Villager. Irony is, that since Linux is freeware, it should be the most ideal for those of us who operate below poverty line, as we can not afford to buy Windows and its apps. The real tragedy is the lack of know how.
Linux versus Windows
by Statchew - 2/10/07 2:40 AM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have been using Xandros no-install Linux for some time now.
It takes a couple of minutes to get up and run but it recognises my
canon 265sp printer and scanner, lexmark x1185 all-in-one,samsung ml1610 monolaser, nvidea card, speedstream modem,pentax digital camera.
It has all the office, photo, cd copying programs that I will ever need.
The interface is easy to use. It has never given me the BSOD. It cost me $Au19.00 and runs happily on my p4 1.6g with 256m of memory. Compare that with the cost of upgrading to WinXP or Vista. I still have ME for a couple of minor programs and games. Until Gates can come up with an OS which is as cheap and has all the software included I will stick to Linux.
Linux is a most for all programmers.
by Phr34Ck - 2/10/07 3:36 AM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Hey, I've been using Ubuntu for like 4 months now. I'm a programmer and open-source is my field of interest, Linux based operating systems to be specific.
So far, I'm liking it more and more. There are so many potentials, everything you do is like hand made. The best thing of all, is that you're involved and not the operating system.
For me, using Linux just to surf the Internet, play music and the like is out of the question. Linux was meant for professionals, and I think that's how it should remains. By professionals, I mean people interesting in knowing exactly what's happening under the hood, coding, kernels and the like.
When you use Linux, and you really dive deep into it, you'll understand almost everything. The idea of you compiling the kernel is thrilling enough. Would you do that with Microsoft Windows? Of course not. However, that might not interest average users. I mean, why would anyone spend moths reading and doing researches, if he/she uses their computers only for fun?
Now, I won't discuss security matters, because both are insecure to some extends. The reason is Microsoft more popular about it, is because they hold more then 70% of the market.
I know that my ideas where not organized, it's my first time I post/write such thing.
The Hang Up Is .....
by TheBigfut - 2/10/07 4:27 AM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Well, this poses a trick question to me .... I would love to leave Windows COMPLETELY behind. But if I could legally get OS X on my PC, that would give my love for linux a run for a bit. Granted due to my gaming no matter what I'll always keep some version of it around, unless someone can come up with something better soon.
don t know
by calibradtm - 2/10/07 5:04 AM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
i use windows xp home and often it runs but often it stops and i have to reset it all that s often so and i am very careful with downloading no donkey or illegal stuff.
I do use linux everyday
by Kiki65 - 2/10/07 7:48 AM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I use Linux everyday currently Ubuntu Dapper and I can see no reason to use any other OS Linux does everything I need it to do and I don't have all the hassles with spyware and viruses. I don't buy high end peripherals as a general rule and I have never had a problem finding drivers. I think Linux is an excellent alternative to Mac or Windows
Peripherals
by justwally - 2/10/07 10:09 AM In reply to: I do use linux everyday by Kiki65I recently purchased an HP Color LaserJet 2600n, hooked it up to my network, and Xandros found it instantly _and_ had the exact driver.
My Debian Sarge machine also found it and I installed the driver (ppd file) with zero hassle.
I agree, though...bleeding edge stuff is risky in the driver department.
I use Mandriva
by Homestarrunner - 2/10/07 12:33 PM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
In my opinion linux and FreeBSD are two very awesome operating systems. I currently use Mandriva, although i have a hard time staying with one distro for long. But I love mandriva as it was one of the first distros I used and is very easy to use, as it comes with many of the codecs that are left out of some distros such as Fedora Core, because they are not "free". Linux and BSD are strange in the fact that, if a new user that uses simple functions such as email and music listening has for example an Ubuntu system set up for them, they will have little trouble adapting, expecially if using Gnome which can be made look and work like Windows easily, whereas power users will feel right at home in Linux as it was originally a power user system. But intermediate users may have trouble, as many features that they are interested in are hard to use and configure, such as WINE and other things like gaming. But more and more work is being done to make Linux and BSD more usable for the user with simpler needs and I firmly believe that the Linux\BSD user base will eventually match or even surpass Windows as more and more people discover these great operating systems and see the advantages over Windows.
I recomend these distros for ease of use
Ubuntu and it's variants
Mandriva
SUSE
PC-BSD
Ubuntu
by ps brown - 2/10/07 6:27 PM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I run Ubuntu 6.10 on my desktop as a dual boot, I've just tested it on my Acer laptop and it was fine, so as soon as I get around to it I'll be running it there too and I have the server version which I intend to try out on my file server along with Samba to enable me to share resources with Windows machines.
I've had several people comment on how nice it looks and how easy it seems to use. I intend to be able to support it alongside Windows so that my future customers can have more of a choice of OS when I build their machines.
Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows
by LoboStrolls - 2/11/07 5:31 AM In reply to: Would you consider using Linux instead of Windows or Mac OS? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I don't run Windows anymore. I do help people fix problems with windows but anything I used to do with Windows I can do with Linux.
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