30 Days With Ubuntu Linux

jkwdoc writes "Vexed by Vista's hardware requirements and product activation issues, many have claimed on various boards that they plan to 'switch to Linux.' [H] Consumer spent 30 days using nothing but Ubuntu Linux to find out if this is truly a viable alternative for the consumer. Linux has indeed become much more than the 'Programmer's OS.'"

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ya but

[mastershake_phd]

Ya but does it run linu....I mean games?

Re:ya but

[HermMunster]

What the hell does he mean "product activation issues". It has nothing to do with product activation. It is about their DRM, their impertinent invasion of your privacy by invading your home to police you to check to see if you haven't stolen their goods.

They are performing the equivalent of a unchecked home searches upon your goods because everyone is a thief until you prove (over and over -- endlessly) that you didn't steal their goods. You are a thief first and a temporary user second.

Why on earth are you attempting to hide the fact that this is about them violating your privacy entering your home and doing search and seizure without a warrant or any checks and balances from the legal system.

When Microsoft uses DRM and/or activation they are invading legitimate people's homes (because your computer is an extension of your home) with complete and total accusation that you are a thief.

The police can't enter your home and search your belongings without a warrant. You are allowing a private entity enter your home to search it because the richest men in the world feel that they are loosing a grip on their dominance and want more time to divest their fortunes into other companies. Yes, I'm saying that Microsoft is loosing it and Gates/Ballmer want more time to sell their stock and reinvest in other companies because when the bottom falls out of Microsoft they don't want to loose their vast fortunes.

Fark you Kyle.

[Anonymous Coward]

Fark you Kyle.

Re:That is my point.

[UbuntuDupe]

Again, your usage of "diagnosed" seems to indicate a substantial lack of knowledge.

How? (I want a specific reason for it's misuse, not "I prefer differently.")

Yes, the version of the OS is important.

You mean, the OS that it never got around to attempting to load?

Following the Ubuntu installation path here ... Edgy (6.10) treats SATA drives slightly differently than Feisty (7.04) does.

Which version of Windows are Edgy and Feisty? Remember, I had already told them the version of Ubuntu. What I had not told them was the version of Windows.

If you are asking a question online, and someone asks you for more information, why would you complain about providing it?

I complain when it's clearly an attempt to blame something that's not at fault, when the problem has already been diagnosed and I have narrowed it down to a specific question for how to solve that particular problem.