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Linux vs. Windows

Vote. Discuss.

All you pro-Windows and pro-Linux types keep the flames down and state your claims.

wuts the difference?

Linux all the way...

MAC!

btw, is this for you home computer? answer is usually not as simple as you only use one system, at least when it comes to ppl on linux...

used to use Linux all through highschool

now i really CBF, i just like to point and click so i installed windows

entreprise: windows hands down.

home: who cares, use whatever you see fit. You could still be running DOS 6.22 for all that I care.

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Originally posted by tathi now i really CBF, i just like to point and click so i installed windows

Ah, so you're not that bright after all.

Please tell me how Windoze helps you "point and click' in a way that Linux couldn't????

Real Work: Solaris or Linux

Home if compatibility wasn't an issue: Mac
Real Home: XP (for games and stuff basicly)

And this has to do with Politics because...?

Because one day, if we don't stop him Bill Gates will control everything.

I prefer Mac, no kidding, for its tremendous ease of use. My powerbook has had one crash in a year, no Windows system can even compete with that. Also, my computer runs just as it did the day I brought it out of the box. Virtual immunity to viruses is also a very nice feature. However, compatibility is a slight issue for me, and I know a major one for many other people.

question for all the Linux users, which distribution of Linux are you using? And why did you pick that one over others?

EDIT: The reason I'm asking is cuz I'm still pretty new to Linux and am tyring to figure out which distribution to use as there's so many of them out there. I've mostly used debian at the labs on campus (and a little bit of mandrake).

What I mostly use my computer for: Internet, Music (listening and not production or anything like that), and, homework (I'm a Computer Science major).

Ok, doing a little research on my own and I guess the most conveniet choices are Redhat and Mandrake (Since Linux is a pain in the ass to install). The only reason why I'm a little hesitant to install eighter one is that once I'm familar enough with Linux (which should take a long time), I might want to switch over to another distribution that's less noobish (for lack of a better term, Mandrake seems like a really noobish distribution). Any comments or help from you guys would be much appriciated.

Knoppix, Mandriva/Mandrake and a few others have "live" cd's if you want to try testing it out.

Also I would try any distro that says it for n00bs.

www.distrowatch.com

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z Ok, doing a little research on my own and I guess the most conveniet choices are Redhat and Mandrake (Since Linux is a pain in the ass to install). The only reason why I'm a little hesitant to install eighter one is that once I'm familar enough with Linux (which should take a long time), I might want to switch over to another distribution that's less noobish (for lack of a better term, Mandrake seems like a really noobish distribution). Any comments or help from you guys would be much appriciated.

havent tried mandrake or redhat in a while, but a few years ago i tried both and i must say that redhat (fedora) is my clear favorite of the two! pretty simple to install too! but less windows like than mandrake!

thanks St_Andrew and ogvh5150

You're more than welcome shaolin_Z.

Did I mention that Mandrake/Mandriva seems to be making a major push on the Linux market?

They have just merged with Connectiva amd now have a stake in Lycoris.

All we need now is one day for Linux to have a final coup de grâce over Windows.

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Originally posted by ogvh5150 All we need now is one day for Linux to have a final coup de grâce over Windows.

That'll be the day!

i use windows because it was bundled with my laptop

The reason you get it on your laptop or pc is because of a thing called monopoly:


MONOPOLY, commercial law. This word has various significations.
1. It is the abuse of free commerce by which one or more individuals have procured the advantage of selling alone all of a particular kind of merchandise, to the detriment of the public.
2.-2. All combinations among merchants to raise the price of merchandise to the injury of the public, is also said to be a monopoly.
3.-3. A monopoly is also an institution or allowance by a grant from the sovereign power of a state, by commission, letters patent, or otherwise, to any person, or corporation, by which the exclusive right of buying, selling, making, working, or using anything, is given. Bac. Abr. h.t.; 3 Inst. 181.
4. The constitutions of Maryland, North Carolina, and Tennessee, declare that "monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free government, and ought not to be allowed." Vide art. Copyright; Patent.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

United States v. Microsoft

Interesting link I just added to bookmarks:
Linux vs Windows (a comparison)

One thing no one is mentioning is that over 90% of all virii, spyware and malware are written for Windows machines.

Those of you with suddenly sluggish computers could attest to that.

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Originally posted by ogvh5150 One thing no one is mentioning is that over 90% of all virii, spyware and malware are written for Windows machines. Those of you with suddenly sluggish computers could attest to that.

Yea ... thats because 90% of home computers use Windows.

If everyone was using linux hackers would write viruses for linux - its not like its more secure then windows, you simply have less people attacking it at a constant basis.

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Originally posted by Yoepus Yea ... thats because 90% of home computers use Windows. If everyone was using linux hackers would write viruses for linux - its not like its more secure then windows, you simply have less people attacking it at a constant basis.

I love this open source example:

Apache have a 70% share on web servers, yet IIS with their 10% market share or so have like 90% of all the successful hacker attempts

@Yoepus

That's counter argumentative since the server market share is a doppleganger of the home user:


Web Server Survey


What that site is running results for www.tranceaddict.com

It's like saying you'll be more sleepy or tired when you live in the Artic circle. Or you'll more likey to catch a cold or worse in a hospital.

Hackers are constantly at work. Don't you think it to be more lucrative to attack a web server than a home pc. Sure home pc's have been used as slaves to cover tracks but really who the hell wants to see someones pictures of their 50th wedding anniversary or their kids graduation?


Just finished installing Mandrake 10.1 on my laptop. Now all I got to do is a bit of cleanup regarding permissions and then I can watch my movies at work while I'm idle. Mandrake 10.1 plays divx out of the box BTW. Try doing that with that other OS.

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Originally posted by ogvh5150 What that site is running results for www.tranceaddict.com

Interesting link. Learned some stuff I didn't know earlier, like how linux is on the rise now that's it has a solid GUI and more and more mainstream apps. Sweet. I love open source.

Windows 2000, XP Pro

XP was already installed on my computer when I got it, and I have my old registered copy of Windows 2000 Pro that I have running exclusively on my old computer. I actually have my new computer set up as a dual boot (Win XP Pro/2000 Pro on a 74GB SATA WD Raptor) for redundancy, knowing the way Windows operates.

I don't have Linux installed but I do run Knoppix here and there from a CD. At one point I had SuSe running but I didn't use it all that much because of the relatively limited amount of programs available.

I've also been fooling around with Longhorn (build 5048) a bit, but am not about to run it as my main OS as it's still way too buggy.

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