In regards to your first point, Burma does in fact have a significant amount of oil and natural gas. This is sold by the Junta to China and probably the main reason for China's reluctance to do anything about the current situation.
My point being I was able to find a solution to my windows problem far, far easier than I was able to find a solution (which I never found, BTW) to my Linux problem. If I have to *dig* to find my Windows solution, I can guarantee that grandma won't be able to do it. And if I can't find a solution to my linux issue, then that same user won't be able to get far with linux. Am I saying linux is broken? Nope. I'm saying that it is not as user friendly as Windows. At least with Windows, you can do simple Google searches to find resolutions to *most* problems.
Do you honestly believe that using Google searches to find solutions to Windows problems is any easier than doing so for Linux. You've just taken two hardware specific problems that have no real solution in Linux (Vendors fault) and based your whole argument on them.
Comments like this piss me off. "I cant do something in Linux that I know how to do in Windows! Linux must be broken!". Just from reading your comment I can see that you obviously have a good amount of experience installing Windows and very little installing Linux. Vista aside (as I have little experience in installing it), the major Linux distro's have a much better chance of installing without incident than Windows. Just because you know what drivers you need to download from the various vendors sites to get your hardware running doesn't mean that someone with no experience in installing either OS would be able to.
For example: When I install Windows XP on my PC, I need to install the SATA raid chipset drivers prior to the install. Once Windows is installed my USB ports do not work correctly. To correct this I need to patch Windows up to a least service pack 1 and download the chipset drivers for my motherboard. I also notice that I have no sound, guess I better go download some drivers for my sound card. You see where I'm going with this?
I never have to do any of this to get my Linux installs operational.
I hate dual booting and buying a console seemed like the obvious solution to fulfilling my gaming and Linux needs. Unfortunately, while I love my Wii, PC gaming is just too good. I tried Cedega for a while, but poor performance, problems with the graphics in most newish games and the arcane incantations required to get said games running makes this a worse option than dual booting. Games like Unreal Tournament 3/4 and Quake 4 which run beautifully on Linux give me some hope for the future which otherwise looks grim for the Linux gamer.
As a Debian user who recently switched to Fedora, I'd say both apt and yum are fine. Both of them work for me and I can see no real reason to choose one over the other.
Seems like the attitude in this country is "We don't like what you're saying so you're banned". There has been talk of disallowing citizens back into the country and even of prosecuting them for saying things which are apparently not in line with Australian values while abroad. Worse still there's talk of deportation for citizens and permanent residents who haven't properly integrated with our culture.
WTF happened to our country. Since when did we become the Borg
I use [linuxdistro] and am a firm believer in open source software, but we just can't pretend that [securityflawfixedmonthsago] isn't a big deal. Your average Joe user isn't able to install a patch and this just proves that Linux is not ready for the desktop.
1) I got sick to death of having to run CD burning software with sudo.
Last time I checked Windows XP doesn't come with full featured CD burning software. Even using Nero as an example, you're only able to burn CD's as an administrator unless you enable rights to burn with non-admin accounts. Also this "problem" can be easily fixed.
2) A lot of software I as a.NET hobbyist like is simply not there.
...and my toaster can't be used as a floatation device.
3) I hate to say it, but Windows XP actually runs consistently faster under load on my laptop than Ubuntu. The GUI in particular is more responsive under load than GNOME or KDE.
My PC is pretty quick so I've never noticed any real speed differences between WinXP, GNOME or KDE but I guess it's probable that there are. However, although I'm not an Ubuntu user I'm pretty sure that it uses GNOME exclusively and that if you want KDE you have to use Kbuntu or whatever it's called. So which are you using? Surely not both.
4) Things like easily configuring wireless connections really do work out of the box better on Windows XP than they do in Linux.
I'm not going to touch this one as I have no experience with wireless setup under linux. It hardly seems fair to blame linux for lack of third party driver support though. I tend to buy stuff that I know is going to work on multiple OS's but if you already own a laptop and your wireless card isn't supported I guess you're boned.
They claim it's because they care about principle...in reality, what they really care about is retaining the ability to tell other people what to do and how to think.
Debian is one of the most flexible distributions availible. I don't give a rats arse about what some random Debian developer thinks about how I use my system or what programs I install because it doesn't affect me.
Personally I'd like to see Debian (as it currently exists organisationally) collapse entirely, and for the codebase to be adopted by Ubuntu, or other projects which will hopefully be run by people who are not so interested in dominating others.
How the hell is Debian collapsing going to help Ubuntu? Ubuntu already uses the Debian codebase. If anything Debian collapsing would hider Ubuntu. Your comment makes no sense.
The fact that your comment got modded +5 Informative while containing no element of truth in regards to Linux makes me wonder why I even bother with Slashdot.
Apple uses some proprietary formats, but is that any worse than an open format no one has heard of that has no support or documentation.
How the hell is a format open if it has no documentation?
In Linux, you can't use anything with it.
News to me. I must have imagined playing video and audio formats on my linux box.
I seriously don't care how many people use Linux, but it pisses me off when people talk shit about it.
Why are so many people bagging out on SNK. They kept their business alive for TEN years on the one system with out having the bucket loads of cash that Sony have. The system must have made money at some stage in its life cycle. I get the feeling that there was a lot more to SNK going bankrupt than a 10 year old system being non profitable. Besides, if they're still making games for the PS3 in 10 years I'll eat my hat.
Wow, you're totally right. I finally see it now. Wii is the most uncool, unmanly, unextreme and totally lame name ever for a console. I could never buy one now because we all know the name is the most important thing to consider when purchasing a console.
I find it ironic that the "droves of potential gamers" who will be alienated are the ones who most likely play with their Wii the most.
I bought Guild Wars when it was released and have enjoyed playing it ever since. Funny thing is I haven't paid a dollar more than what I paid to take it home. A lot of my friends play WOW and justify paying their monthly fee by repeating the same old excuses such as, "We get new content all the time" or "It improves the quality of the servers so I don't get lagged". Arenanet seems to be supplying me new content fairly regularly and I never experience any lag. Seems to me like Arenanet is just being halfway decent to its customers and it's because of this that I will more than likely purchase the upcoming expansion which incidentally is not required for me to continue enjoying this game.
I believe the reason the horse armor issue has pissed people off is because this is exactly the kind of content that older gamers have traditionally been given in patches and free modules or plug-ins. Now they want to charge us for it.
I can't understand the mentality of people who support subscription models or would pay for trivial content that should really be free. If this keeps up we'll have to pay for patches. Companies like Blizzard and Bethesda can only milk our wallets as long as we let them.
I wish $2.50 horse armor was the only problem with this game. I'm not going to go into details as I think a lot of TES fans would already know. Bethesda has sold out and the horse armor has merely sealed the deal.
it being a game which is to date the best example of being made for the dumbest person possible.
Seems right up your ally so far.
don't worry about running out of magic, which would prevent you from casting your uber spells. your mana regenerates like wolverine's skin.
Last time I play Morrowind, mana didn't regenerate. It has been some time since I played, but I'm pretty sure it didn't regenerate in Daggerfall either.
i can go next door and play with their kids free of charge.
The system in Guild Wars is brilliant. It's just unfortunate that most groups wont let you join unless you're playing a cookie cutter of the month build.
With the lack of exclusive games on consoles these days all we have left to argue about is console specs. It's sad that todays generation of kids will not experience what it means to be a true fanboy.
For the record, Sonic could kick Mario's ass anytime, anywhere;)
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In regards to your first point, Burma does in fact have a significant amount of oil and natural gas. This is sold by the Junta to China and probably the main reason for China's reluctance to do anything about the current situation.
My point being I was able to find a solution to my windows problem far, far easier than I was able to find a solution (which I never found, BTW) to my Linux problem. If I have to *dig* to find my Windows solution, I can guarantee that grandma won't be able to do it. And if I can't find a solution to my linux issue, then that same user won't be able to get far with linux. Am I saying linux is broken? Nope. I'm saying that it is not as user friendly as Windows. At least with Windows, you can do simple Google searches to find resolutions to *most* problems.
Do you honestly believe that using Google searches to find solutions to Windows problems is any easier than doing so for Linux. You've just taken two hardware specific problems that have no real solution in Linux (Vendors fault) and based your whole argument on them.
Comments like this piss me off. "I cant do something in Linux that I know how to do in Windows! Linux must be broken!". Just from reading your comment I can see that you obviously have a good amount of experience installing Windows and very little installing Linux. Vista aside (as I have little experience in installing it), the major Linux distro's have a much better chance of installing without incident than Windows. Just because you know what drivers you need to download from the various vendors sites to get your hardware running doesn't mean that someone with no experience in installing either OS would be able to.
For example: When I install Windows XP on my PC, I need to install the SATA raid chipset drivers prior to the install. Once Windows is installed my USB ports do not work correctly. To correct this I need to patch Windows up to a least service pack 1 and download the chipset drivers for my motherboard. I also notice that I have no sound, guess I better go download some drivers for my sound card. You see where I'm going with this?
I never have to do any of this to get my Linux installs operational.
I hate dual booting and buying a console seemed like the obvious solution to fulfilling my gaming and Linux needs. Unfortunately, while I love my Wii, PC gaming is just too good. I tried Cedega for a while, but poor performance, problems with the graphics in most newish games and the arcane incantations required to get said games running makes this a worse option than dual booting. Games like Unreal Tournament 3/4 and Quake 4 which run beautifully on Linux give me some hope for the future which otherwise looks grim for the Linux gamer.
As a Debian user who recently switched to Fedora, I'd say both apt and yum are fine. Both of them work for me and I can see no real reason to choose one over the other.
Seems like the attitude in this country is "We don't like what you're saying so you're banned". There has been talk of disallowing citizens back into the country and even of prosecuting them for saying things which are apparently not in line with Australian values while abroad. Worse still there's talk of deportation for citizens and permanent residents who haven't properly integrated with our culture.
WTF happened to our country. Since when did we become the Borg
I use [linuxdistro] and am a firm believer in open source software, but we just can't pretend that [securityflawfixedmonthsago] isn't a big deal. Your average Joe user isn't able to install a patch and this just proves that Linux is not ready for the desktop.
1) I got sick to death of having to run CD burning software with sudo.
Last time I checked Windows XP doesn't come with full featured CD burning software. Even using Nero as an example, you're only able to burn CD's as an administrator unless you enable rights to burn with non-admin accounts. Also this "problem" can be easily fixed.
2) A lot of software I as a .NET hobbyist like is simply not there.
...and my toaster can't be used as a floatation device.
3) I hate to say it, but Windows XP actually runs consistently faster under load on my laptop than Ubuntu. The GUI in particular is more responsive under load than GNOME or KDE.
My PC is pretty quick so I've never noticed any real speed differences between WinXP, GNOME or KDE but I guess it's probable that there are. However, although I'm not an Ubuntu user I'm pretty sure that it uses GNOME exclusively and that if you want KDE you have to use Kbuntu or whatever it's called. So which are you using? Surely not both.
4) Things like easily configuring wireless connections really do work out of the box better on Windows XP than they do in Linux.
I'm not going to touch this one as I have no experience with wireless setup under linux. It hardly seems fair to blame linux for lack of third party driver support though. I tend to buy stuff that I know is going to work on multiple OS's but if you already own a laptop and your wireless card isn't supported I guess you're boned.
5) Windows has far more good software options.
So does linux.
They claim it's because they care about principle...in reality, what they really care about is retaining the ability to tell other people what to do and how to think.
Debian is one of the most flexible distributions availible. I don't give a rats arse about what some random Debian developer thinks about how I use my system or what programs I install because it doesn't affect me.
Personally I'd like to see Debian (as it currently exists organisationally) collapse entirely, and for the codebase to be adopted by Ubuntu, or other projects which will hopefully be run by people who are not so interested in dominating others.
How the hell is Debian collapsing going to help Ubuntu? Ubuntu already uses the Debian codebase. If anything Debian collapsing would hider Ubuntu. Your comment makes no sense.
Mod parent up.
Mod parent up.
and yes, a few of us that played mortal combat did try a few of the moves as kids...
Yeah, I remember the time I pulled my brothers spine out. That was awesome.
Original or Monsterland version. Either would be cool.
The fact that your comment got modded +5 Informative while containing no element of truth in regards to Linux makes me wonder why I even bother with Slashdot.
Apple uses some proprietary formats, but is that any worse than an open format no one has heard of that has no support or documentation.
How the hell is a format open if it has no documentation?
In Linux, you can't use anything with it.
News to me. I must have imagined playing video and audio formats on my linux box.
I seriously don't care how many people use Linux, but it pisses me off when people talk shit about it.
Why are so many people bagging out on SNK. They kept their business alive for TEN years on the one system with out having the bucket loads of cash that Sony have. The system must have made money at some stage in its life cycle. I get the feeling that there was a lot more to SNK going bankrupt than a 10 year old system being non profitable. Besides, if they're still making games for the PS3 in 10 years I'll eat my hat.
Wow, you're totally right. I finally see it now. Wii is the most uncool, unmanly, unextreme and totally lame name ever for a console. I could never buy one now because we all know the name is the most important thing to consider when purchasing a console.
I find it ironic that the "droves of potential gamers" who will be alienated are the ones who most likely play with their Wii the most.
Here in Australia, we have not seen much evidence that we have to be afraid of our government unless we're committing crimes.
I guess you don't rank throwing Australian citizens / permanent residents in immigration detention centers as something to fear.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_Rau
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Solon
I bought Guild Wars when it was released and have enjoyed playing it ever since. Funny thing is I haven't paid a dollar more than what I paid to take it home. A lot of my friends play WOW and justify paying their monthly fee by repeating the same old excuses such as, "We get new content all the time" or "It improves the quality of the servers so I don't get lagged". Arenanet seems to be supplying me new content fairly regularly and I never experience any lag. Seems to me like Arenanet is just being halfway decent to its customers and it's because of this that I will more than likely purchase the upcoming expansion which incidentally is not required for me to continue enjoying this game.
I believe the reason the horse armor issue has pissed people off is because this is exactly the kind of content that older gamers have traditionally been given in patches and free modules or plug-ins. Now they want to charge us for it.
I can't understand the mentality of people who support subscription models or would pay for trivial content that should really be free. If this keeps up we'll have to pay for patches. Companies like Blizzard and Bethesda can only milk our wallets as long as we let them.
I wish $2.50 horse armor was the only problem with this game. I'm not going to go into details as I think a lot of TES fans would already know. Bethesda has sold out and the horse armor has merely sealed the deal.
Did you even play any of the previous TES games?
it being a game which is to date the best example of being made for the dumbest person possible.
Seems right up your ally so far.
don't worry about running out of magic, which would prevent you from casting your uber spells. your mana regenerates like wolverine's skin.
Last time I play Morrowind, mana didn't regenerate. It has been some time since I played, but I'm pretty sure it didn't regenerate in Daggerfall either.
i can go next door and play with their kids free of charge.
Offtopic and I think there's a law against that.
The system in Guild Wars is brilliant. It's just unfortunate that most groups wont let you join unless you're playing a cookie cutter of the month build.
With the lack of exclusive games on consoles these days all we have left to argue about is console specs. It's sad that todays generation of kids will not experience what it means to be a true fanboy. For the record, Sonic could kick Mario's ass anytime, anywhere ;)