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Linux vs. Windows: What's The Difference?
underpar writes "This zdnet article covering Microsoft's Tech Ed conference quotes one of the speakers, Mark Russinovich, as saying that Linux is becoming more and more like Windows. He cites many examples of where Linux 'copies' Windows and other operating systems. He says the only current difference is 'how windowing is handled.'"
All software I need runs on windows... without the need for third party software to run it.
Redhat Linux Workstation at Compusa: 99$.
"Linux: fast, Windows: bloated"
When was the last time you used Linux? GNOME/KDE are VERY bloated these days. Hell, there talking about adding blogging into the UI.
"Linux: small memory footprint, Windwos: 256K min"
Windows runs fine in 128mb, Linux with GNOME requires about the same.
"linux: open source, Windows: closed"
Most people dont care.
"Linux: cli and GUI, Windows: GUI only"
Linux CLI only with an addin GUI. Windows GUI only with an addin CLI. No dif'.
"Linux: scalable, Windows: scalable only with Server versions ($$$)"
Since when can Linux scale past four CPUs with a customized version that costs major $$$ for support?
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
compilers:
:) but I am not playing games anymore.
perhaps, but its always a little bit like pressed in, not like smooth in linux/xBSD
well, *caugh* ever tried to make multiple Desktops. There are TONs of programs. But at the end I turned it off. It just brings more problems then it would give. in any X window manager that just works.
or focus follows mouse. Sure there is a small app, that does it, but again, windows is not designed for that. At the end it often brings more troubles than it gives. Thought I can't turn that off, or I'll go crazy in windows.
well, there are more cool geek games
networking stuff. Again, sure it might exist, but it can't revail the power, like on linux. its more incompiled, and added on, than integreted into the desktop. And I am sure, if you want to do serious admin/networking stuff, you won't stick with your windows box.
whats the difference between bash and shell on windows.
I think you are kidding.
#> for ((i=1;i10;i++): do echo $i; done;
okay do that simple doodle loop on windows shell.
Linux is NOT for everyone. But those who need it, will never be able to use Windows.
"Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit des Andersdenkenden" - Rosa Luxemburg, 1871 - 1919
This is offtopic, so I'm avoiding the karma bonus, but I feel that this must be addressed, karma be damned. Does anyone else find the parent's style of posting an excellent model of the most utterly obnoxious, conceited drivel that pervades Slashdot? Let's count:
We've got the "repeat after me" bullshit. What the hell is that? Since when did you merit anyone repeating your thoughts as some kind of divine doctrine? And since when did we all belong to some community that thinks exactly alike. Maybe next time you can just communicate your ideas clearly without resorting to trying to sound smarter than everyone else.
"mmmmkay": What the fuck. Just because you end your sentence with the equivalent of "this is right, you're wrong, you ignorant, slobbering fool" doesn't mean that you have any idea what you're talking about. You're just trying to make yourself sound smarter. We're not convinced.
And then the worthless "rules" that, while seeming insightful, are really just formulated to make any kind of meaningful argument pointless. In this case, we have rules supposedly inherit in UNIX. The poster leaves no room to question the validity of these rules. Then the poster presumes that Linux follows them. Next, he flippantly asserts that Windows does not, apparently without any knowledge of modern (NT-based) Windows design. He concludes, then, that Windows sucks.
This style of posting is nothing but karma whoring, and I'm getting a little tired of it. Don't be fooled by my high user ID number; I have an old account with a UID in the 30k range. This style of post has been around for a long time. It's worse than any troll, since the poster manages to make himself look good AND gain a high visibility spot in the posts. It really needs to stop.
Thoughts?