Because, for one, Linux is not the OS that needs reinstalling periodically to keep it performing at a proper speed. Linux is also quicker Windows anyway and you don't have to be running virus software, anti or otherwise, on the host.
I agree with the other poster though that you're likely to have trouble if what you really care about is running games as that doesn't go that well in a VM. If what you need a VM for is running Internet Explorer and junk like that though, Linux as the host is a much better way to go.
The think about UNIX also is that you have all of the little utilities for text manipulation, including generally having Perl available. Yes, you can install all of that shit on Windows, but... I dunno. Anyhow, I'll read up.
This was always a Windows vs. UNIX thread though. Saying that DOS sucks is simply redundant. Powershell is not good compared to UNIX, though I'll admit I could learn more to be able to better articulate why.
There is flat out NO comparison between the level of stuff you can accomplish in Windows via the command line vs. UNIX, which leaves you to box clicking.
You're mistaken about "card check" legislation. It does not require elections to be open, it allows unions to be formed by merely signing up the required number of people. Unions are also free to hold secret ballot elections (which are just harder to do, generally because of intimidation by the boss).
I know that Powershell is not terribly useful without even being a Windows admin.
Essentially what you've said is that the graphical IDE's are better -- something I've never bothered with in Windows or UNIX -- and that Windows is better with policies to manage itself -- which is far less necessary on UNIX to begin with as you simply can't muck with things that aren't yours.
It's accurate? I think accuracy is important. And it more correctly identifies the problem so that one would know what to do about it. Now HOW to get that fixed is a question. If business is buying off your politicians, how do you get them to pass laws against that... other than an educated public. And, well, our public is filled with people who think that the very idea of government is evil and we should all hide in our basements or buy guns because Obama is trying to destroy the country.
Probably the reason is to have an equally unpleasant alternative to the machines, which comes out of the same question. Maybe some individual line employees or lower level supervisors get off on ordering people around, but you're honestly telling me you think there are people in government who get a kick out of making people bend to their will? This isn't a comic book -- follow the money.
I wish the "boss" would let us run CentOS -- I would run it on development machines and save RedHat licenses for production. They're not that expensive for us as we're an EDU, but... it just seems silly to bother. But oh well.
No, it isn't. It is about businesses that sell things buying their way into the government. You folks that think that the government merely wants to exert power are high.
Conservatives apparently blame everything they don't like on the left.
I, on the other hand, think that this security nonsense is just a BAD idea. However, you will find more conservatives that support it than progressives.
The support on my Latitude D620 with I believe it was the Intel 945 was dreadful. The drivers never got good enough for the 3D, even though it was supposed to be possible (and was when the original drivers from Intel which I guess were binaries were in place), and eventually the Compiz folks actually exempted the driver altogether so that the desktop effects would not work at all.
I avoided anything that said Intel Graphics for this time around, and all I do is business stuff really and the occasional need for some 3D graphics.
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Because, for one, Linux is not the OS that needs reinstalling periodically to keep it performing at a proper speed. Linux is also quicker Windows anyway and you don't have to be running virus software, anti or otherwise, on the host.
I agree with the other poster though that you're likely to have trouble if what you really care about is running games as that doesn't go that well in a VM. If what you need a VM for is running Internet Explorer and junk like that though, Linux as the host is a much better way to go.
I would strongly recommend the opposite.
I'm sure you know that support for old hardware is better than support for bleeding edge hardware in Linux, right?
That does not happen with Linux in most cases. This current laptop from Dell I even used a Dell built installation. No effort.
sgi's support, back when we used them, was better than Sun's ever was.
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Do you have to pay for Solaris on top of your contract when you have a support contract?
I wasn't aware you could DISABLE that feature.
The think about UNIX also is that you have all of the little utilities for text manipulation, including generally having Perl available. Yes, you can install all of that shit on Windows, but... I dunno. Anyhow, I'll read up.
This was always a Windows vs. UNIX thread though. Saying that DOS sucks is simply redundant. Powershell is not good compared to UNIX, though I'll admit I could learn more to be able to better articulate why.
There is flat out NO comparison between the level of stuff you can accomplish in Windows via the command line vs. UNIX, which leaves you to box clicking.
You're really bringing batch files into this? There's no comparison between batch and UNIX's who ecosystem (IPC, etc.).
You're mistaken about "card check" legislation. It does not require elections to be open, it allows unions to be formed by merely signing up the required number of people. Unions are also free to hold secret ballot elections (which are just harder to do, generally because of intimidation by the boss).
I know that Powershell is not terribly useful without even being a Windows admin.
Essentially what you've said is that the graphical IDE's are better -- something I've never bothered with in Windows or UNIX -- and that Windows is better with policies to manage itself -- which is far less necessary on UNIX to begin with as you simply can't muck with things that aren't yours.
It's accurate? I think accuracy is important. And it more correctly identifies the problem so that one would know what to do about it. Now HOW to get that fixed is a question. If business is buying off your politicians, how do you get them to pass laws against that... other than an educated public. And, well, our public is filled with people who think that the very idea of government is evil and we should all hide in our basements or buy guns because Obama is trying to destroy the country.
Probably the reason is to have an equally unpleasant alternative to the machines, which comes out of the same question. Maybe some individual line employees or lower level supervisors get off on ordering people around, but you're honestly telling me you think there are people in government who get a kick out of making people bend to their will? This isn't a comic book -- follow the money.
Hey, if you consider clicking on [OK] every once in awhile to be a good way to make a living, so be it.
I wish the "boss" would let us run CentOS -- I would run it on development machines and save RedHat licenses for production. They're not that expensive for us as we're an EDU, but... it just seems silly to bother. But oh well.
The sound is excellent -- it's not just stereo speakers. That is one of my favorite features.
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No, it isn't. It is about businesses that sell things buying their way into the government. You folks that think that the government merely wants to exert power are high.
I'm sure L3 gives a lot of money to both parties.
Conservatives apparently blame everything they don't like on the left.
I, on the other hand, think that this security nonsense is just a BAD idea. However, you will find more conservatives that support it than progressives.
The support on my Latitude D620 with I believe it was the Intel 945 was dreadful. The drivers never got good enough for the 3D, even though it was supposed to be possible (and was when the original drivers from Intel which I guess were binaries were in place), and eventually the Compiz folks actually exempted the driver altogether so that the desktop effects would not work at all.
I avoided anything that said Intel Graphics for this time around, and all I do is business stuff really and the occasional need for some 3D graphics.
I have a Dell E-series. Optimus can be disabled in the BIOS on these, but you're not so lucky on all laptops.