Oh no, a bunch of screen names next to an arbitrary alphanumeric hash. Bunkibun37 must be scared $h17less. It's the same style as a previous E-Bay "hack" video on Who?Tube. Some script kiddie is just looking for attention.
I want to be able to get a laptop directly from a manufacturer (not a reseller like System76) without having to buy an OS that I don't want and won't use. They shouldn't force everyone to have to buy bare laptops, just give them the option. Dell is a step closer with their Ubuntu offering. Of course, they were ahead of the curve in offering XP again too.
True. I know plenty of fanboys that would disagree with his assessment of the competition
...especially Windows, whose latest iteration, Vista, is disappointing in many ways. (from TFA).
Can't you just take GNU/Linux for what it is instead of measuring it against Windows. Should we have criticized Korn for not fitting into some existing genre? No, we just took those first albums for what they were and accepted that it was new and different.
My main desktop is Ubuntu now and I find I get a lot more done if I'm not whining that I don't have Windows Whiz-Bang Feature X. I don't have any of the problems from the Windows world anymore. My computer never crashes, it never hangs, never reboots by itself. It doesn't force me to update when I'm in the middle of something. It never messes up my icons, never changes my folder display preferences for no reason. More than one person can use remote desktop at a time. I have all my favorite applications, Gimp, Firefox, etc at my fingertips. The only time I think about Windows anymore is when someone mentions that their computer is broken - again, or when someone tries to tell me that I need Windows because it's impossible to use Linux for everything. My system works just fine, thanks.
Why isn't there a project to run *insert some os here* apps on Linux?
Isn't it better for open source developers to spend their time making new and better open source applications? For example, Gimp is a wonderful tool and I'm glad the developers wrote it instead of looking for some hack way of making Photoshop run on Linux.
If you still need the OS X apps, look into making a dual boot system or get your hands on Vmware.
Businesses are mainly shopping for a support program. Their options are more like RHEL vs. Oracle Unbreakable Linux even though they're essentially the same distro.
Variety is good for businesses so that they're never locked into one vendor. Even if they don't adopt RHEL, they might say they will just to negotiate better contracts for AIX, HP-UX, etc.
For the rest of us, if we only had one distro to choose I suspect that it would just be the least common denominator...
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What's the subject of your site? If you're competing with mine, use Microsoft, otherwise take your pick.
Oh no, a bunch of screen names next to an arbitrary alphanumeric hash. Bunkibun37 must be scared $h17less. It's the same style as a previous E-Bay "hack" video on Who?Tube. Some script kiddie is just looking for attention.
I want to be able to get a laptop directly from a manufacturer (not a reseller like System76) without having to buy an OS that I don't want and won't use. They shouldn't force everyone to have to buy bare laptops, just give them the option. Dell is a step closer with their Ubuntu offering. Of course, they were ahead of the curve in offering XP again too.
Boeing bomb? I'd need oxygen too...
True. I know plenty of fanboys that would disagree with his assessment of the competition
...especially Windows, whose latest iteration, Vista, is disappointing in many ways. (from TFA).Can't you just take GNU/Linux for what it is instead of measuring it against Windows. Should we have criticized Korn for not fitting into some existing genre? No, we just took those first albums for what they were and accepted that it was new and different.
My main desktop is Ubuntu now and I find I get a lot more done if I'm not whining that I don't have Windows Whiz-Bang Feature X. I don't have any of the problems from the Windows world anymore. My computer never crashes, it never hangs, never reboots by itself. It doesn't force me to update when I'm in the middle of something. It never messes up my icons, never changes my folder display preferences for no reason. More than one person can use remote desktop at a time. I have all my favorite applications, Gimp, Firefox, etc at my fingertips. The only time I think about Windows anymore is when someone mentions that their computer is broken - again, or when someone tries to tell me that I need Windows because it's impossible to use Linux for everything. My system works just fine, thanks.
Isn't it better for open source developers to spend their time making new and better open source applications? For example, Gimp is a wonderful tool and I'm glad the developers wrote it instead of looking for some hack way of making Photoshop run on Linux.
If you still need the OS X apps, look into making a dual boot system or get your hands on Vmware.
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How about a nice game of chess?
Businesses are mainly shopping for a support program. Their options are more like RHEL vs. Oracle Unbreakable Linux even though they're essentially the same distro.
Variety is good for businesses so that they're never locked into one vendor. Even if they don't adopt RHEL, they might say they will just to negotiate better contracts for AIX, HP-UX, etc.
For the rest of us, if we only had one distro to choose I suspect that it would just be the least common denominator...