After that last Microsoft stealth update that broke the Recovery Console I think I’ll be switching back to Linux in the future with perhaps a PC running Windows for just Office and games.
Free is great, but it still has a way to go to pass the granny test.
Computers are STILL too hard to use, for the most part. They need to function more like appliances such as a toaster rather than exotic boxes with levers, wheels and dials.
Anyone know whatever happened to "Bush2000"? He used to post to threads like this.
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My VMWare virtual machines run much better with Xandros Linux (based on Debian) as the host OS. I had already tested 2003 Server.
No probs with Vista on my laptop and desktop. Looking forward to more directx 10 games. World in Conflict is vastly improved with it already.
Step 1: I installed the 'NX Client' on my laptop and began accessing a remote Linux desktop from Windows. This allowed me to switch my email from Windows to Linux, which was the key to starting the move.
Step 2: I've installed Linux on a separate computer that I keep under my desk, with the keyboard and mouse on a shared K/V switch so that no additional desktop real estate was used.
Step 3: I'll keep a single central Windows machine in my office for those things that require Windows - and then have Linux exclusively on my desktop. At this point I'll begin taking our handful of employees through the same process.
““Linux is a political idea — an idea of freedom. They don’t want to be tied to Microsoft or Apple. They want choice. To them it’s a greater cause.””
LOL, The creator of Linux would disagree with that as would many users. Linux is a piece of software that uses and open development model..
I’ve been using it for my sole desktop for ten years.
It’s more than ready for the casual user. The problem comes in with more demanding users, who have specific requirements (”I have to be able to run Photoshop.”).
I do think that over the longer term, it is easier to use than Windows, because it doesn’t tend to self-destruct.
Anyhow, my attitude is, hey...it’s here...if you want to use it, great...if you don’t, well, that’s fine, too. As long as I can use it, I don’t really care.
Yes it is, one founded on the beliefs of green party moonbat Richard Stallman, who owns more rights to Linux distro modules than anyone.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
This is typical bogus Linux hype. Only one model from one carrier out of countless Razr's uses Linux. I've seen guys claim it runs all sorts of things from Blackberries to the core of VMware which were false too.
It is pretty easy to get a running system (new install) working out of the box. A Knoppix LiveCD is a great example. Most new Windows installations work well out of the box as well. The problems show up after the systems have been running for a few months. Updates and patches arrive. Some are benign. Some cause significant failures. When the smoothly operating appliance stops working smoothly, it's time to fix it. That's what separates the appliance operator from the competent system administrator. What raises the stakes is that the system that has been running for months now has lots of valuable data and user customized configuration invested in it. Often that data represents significant hours of labor. It's not just a "throw away" and reload proposition. It has to be restored to working without destruction of all of the other investment in the system. That is not a task for an unwashed appliance operator. If you're going to adopt Linux as your OS, you also need to make the commitment to be a competent system administrator to properly maintain your new baby. It's going to take time and probably a fair number of new books on your shelf. "Free" only applies to the initial acquisition cost, not the ongoing maintenance.
“LINUX runs the Google servers that manage billions of searches each day.”
That’s a disinginuous statement. Google has heavily modified their version of Linux to only include the pieces they needed and they even re-wrote much of it.
Hopefully those problems have been solved. Vista is an incredible dog and MS needs some viable competition.