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China Is Looking at Linux to Shake Its Dependency on Windows XP
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| 24 April 2014
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Posted on 04/25/2014 7:14:59 AM PDT by ShadowAce
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:14:59 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; Still Thinking; ...
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:15:17 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
Hey, I love Ubuntu but it does have its limitations.
Perfect for general stuff such as word processing and surfing the net.
Not so good for more specialized stuff.
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:19:13 AM PDT
by
dhs12345
To: dhs12345
Not so good for more specialized stuff. Hence the term "specialized."
Windows isn't good for more specialized stuff, either. The article isn't talking about specialization, but general desktop applications.
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:21:04 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
China probably has 2 or 3 copies of XP. The rest are bootleg.
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:22:15 AM PDT
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
To: ShadowAce; Golden Eagle
Where is Golden Eagle to explain all of this info?
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:25:02 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: FatherofFive
China probably has 2 or 3 copies of XP. The rest are bootleg.
LOL, my first thought was - what do they care, it's not like they're paying for it.
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:27:09 AM PDT
by
andyk
(I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
To: ShadowAce
Points...
> Games galore on XP/Windows. None on Ubuntu.
> For years, I used a pro version of video editing software on XP and have no complaints. The equivalent “free version” on Ubuntu is lame (at best).
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:30:15 AM PDT
by
dhs12345
To: ShadowAce
I should also point out that with support ending for XP, I considered dual booting my XP machines with Ubuntu or dropping XP all together.
I made the decision to stick with XP because of all of my apps.
BTW, another issue with Ubuntu — Netflix won't run under my version of Ubuntu. The problem might be that I need to upgrade.
I'd consider being able to run Netflix a bit more general and not specialized.
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:36:23 AM PDT
by
dhs12345
To: dhs12345; ShadowAce
Games galore on XP/Windows. None on Ubuntu.
I have been running Linux for a few years... while not all games are easy to get running on Linux, I have been able to get many going fine ;^)
Whether it be through WINE or PlayOnLinux, the games ARE there. I've actually been able to get Crysis 2 running well.. and it runs faster (more FPS) and cooler (on GPU).. That one was a pain to get set up though :p
Running Winblows Kerbal and MineCraft now with no problems.
Oh, btw, running Mint KDE (K
ubuntu).
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:37:36 AM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(Molon Labe)
To: Paladin2
LOL! He hasn’t been around in quite a while
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:43:11 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: dhs12345
> Hey, I love Ubuntu but it does have its limitations.
> Perfect for general stuff such as word processing and
> surfing the net.
Yes,
> Not so good for more specialized stuff.
For development, I prefer RHEL, CentOS, Fedora.
I don’t know of a Linux that runs video/audio processing software of the caliber available for Windows and Mac.
I’d love to see something like Camtasia and CuBase avaialble for Linux.
The problem is providing a port of these apps to work on the myriad Linux distributions, almost all of which are using different kernel versions, different versions of X, different window managers, etc.
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:46:42 AM PDT
by
Westbrook
(Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
To: Bikkuri
Thanks.
Still not as well supported as Windows. World of Warcraft, Diablo, etc. etc.
Do you run Netflix?
And as you mention, the setup — I found that google is your friend. However, the average non techie person would struggle with it.
What is the difference between Ubuntu and Mint? One of my complaints with Linux is finding a driver for the hardware. And a lot of times, the drivers were repackaged windows drivers that didn't work that well.
Ubuntu was a one stop shop for my Dell E1505. Everything worked! I am also running the server on another PC (for https WebDAV and a little family web server).
BTW, I am not an expert. Just mostly a "hacker." :)
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:52:59 AM PDT
by
dhs12345
To: ShadowAce
Rats, China is ditching the world’s worst OS, thereby greatly reducing their vulnerability. One would have hoped they would have continued their quest for mediocracy by “upgrading” to Windows whatever...but they’ve decided to go for something written by adults.
To: Westbrook
Sounds like you are a real techie. I am just a casual user with basic understanding.
***
Important point....
It is difficult for a company to justify putting tens of thousands of man hours and millions of dollars of NRE into a software program that will be free.
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posted on
04/25/2014 7:57:54 AM PDT
by
dhs12345
To: dhs12345
> It is difficult for a company to justify putting tens of
> thousands of man hours and millions of dollars of NRE into
> a software program that will be free.
Not all software that runs in Linux is free.
And many are the souls that would be very willing to pay for software like Camtasia and CuBase on Linux.
There are basically two pricing models.
* Pay full-price once and pay upgrade-price for major upgrades
* Buy a subscription and get the upgrades free
The problem lies with the daunting task of having to develop for umpteen different distributions.
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posted on
04/25/2014 8:06:07 AM PDT
by
Westbrook
(Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
To: ShadowAce
we ah vely much ruving the fihufox blowser yes
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posted on
04/25/2014 8:10:31 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
04/25/2014 8:28:59 AM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(You can count my felonies by looking at my FR replies.)
To: Westbrook
Yup. That is where they make their money -— developers and integrators. Embedded systems. Sound like you are one of those people; an engineer?
How about if they target one distribution. For example, a consumer app might be best suited for Ubuntu. Certainly not fedora or the more techie distributions that are targeted at developers.
I am only favoring Ubuntu since I have used it a bit (as a consumer). But it seems to be the closest to a mainstream distribution.
Just my 2cents. :)
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posted on
04/25/2014 8:36:20 AM PDT
by
dhs12345
To: dhs12345; ShadowAce
Ok, not in the order asked..
No, I don't do Netflix.. I download from PirateBay :p (99% is TV series)..
Next, Mint is a Pre-packaged version of another (usually Ubuntu) distro. BUT, Mint has it set up to install the needed drivers DURING install (heck, just running from a Live-CD (USB), it detects and runs hardware). (I type 'usually' because the LMDE is Debian based (rolling, which means that you don't have to re-install to get updates)).
Google... well, if you have been keeping up to date with the news locally (especially here on FR, you know you should not use Google).. I was using Scroogle, up until about 2-3 years ago when Google shut them down.. Now,
ixquick or
startpage do me well for searches (both are the same) and neither log any info for you. Both are proxies for using the Google search engines (Google only sees THEIR IPs, not your own).
I personally, as I mentioned on another post, am using KDE (which spreads way beyond MINT/Ubuntu)... as a matter of fact, I think KDE goes back to about 1992, or so.. anyone please jump in and correct me.. (point being, it was made for using low resources), and I have been able to run many games.. (btw, I DO have duel boot.. sometimes I actually boot back to Win to play.. but much less often anymore..).
If you are questioning about changing over from Win to Linux, I recommend Mint. There are a few 'flavors' to choose from, and you can try any and all of them out without having to install anything.. Run from CD/DVD/USB on boot..
I started with Cinn, changed to Mate.. was finally happy with KDE, because KDE is the most flexible to change it GUI how you want it. Linux give you complete control of your PC, unlike Win or ESPECIALLY Mac.
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posted on
04/25/2014 8:43:36 AM PDT
by
Bikkuri
(Molon Labe)
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