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| Thread ID: 73946 | 2006-11-06 18:17:00 | Some Points To Ponder About Linux | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 496859 | 2006-11-06 18:17:00 | I found an article that pretty well sums up what I find to be truth and fact about Linux . . . this isn't a burn but actually some very thoughtful insights to Linux verses Windows . I suggest that inevitably, we all should seriously consider a sweeping drive to get to use Linux, as M$ is running full bore to make everyone accept as normal DRMs and other quasi-tattletale devices that phone home and report you to the Windows police or even third-party suppliers if they even suspect you are pirating or falsely reporting the same . It has happened already! I hate Mr . Bill's shoving these requirements down my throat if I want to upgrade or even stay with XP . I also can see a greater need for thrid-party software in the form of drivers and accessories to play videos and music files without having to bow down to M$ and make sure that I am not breaking any laws . . . whether I am or not! It's my business . For the record, so far I have not done that . On the very steep learning curve now, I need to run Mepis at least 25% as well as I can currently run Windows, but Windows has had a very good head start on my brain so far . I hope to play catch up quickly and surpass what I know with what I now don't . As I see it, going 100% Linux is almost like joining a secret cult, and that isn't fair . If L-User Ubermensch want to spread it, just how many other Ubermensch-es do they think there are in the world anyway? I say that maybe 0 . 002% of the world is so well versed . I WANT to use it . . . I want to learn it . . . But, I digressed . . . . again! Here's the article ( . zdnet . com/hardware/?p=133&tag=nl . e622" target="_blank">blogs . zdnet . com) . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 496860 | 2006-11-06 19:27:00 | I suggest that inevitably, we all should seriously consider a sweeping drive to get to use Linux, But I want DirectX10. That eliminates Linux as useful. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 496861 | 2006-11-06 19:36:00 | You are obviously quite a different person from SurferJoe, pctek. I agree that this means a universal migration to Linux isn't happening for a while. People are too tied back to proprietary and unportable technologies. I use Linux for all everyday stuff on my laptop and use the Windows machine in the house for games on the rare occasion I play them. | TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 496862 | 2006-11-06 21:25:00 | Ive said it before, I'll say it again. Schools should ditch Windows and rear all the kids on Linux. Untill then, Nothing will help the underdog to any extent. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 496863 | 2006-11-07 11:14:00 | SurferJoe46. Ctrl-c Ctrl-v works very well in both OS(I love the middle button) but Linux has a few xtra tricks up it's sleeve like Hold down the Alt key and run the mouse where ever you want to move a window. Very useful when someone has used a different resolution to create a window. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 496864 | 2006-11-07 11:18:00 | Ive said it before, I'll say it again. Schools should ditch Windows and rear all the kids on Linux. Untill then, Nothing will help the underdog to any extent. Quite agree. This is happening too often! |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 496865 | 2006-11-07 11:47:00 | SurferJoe. Get yourself a well-written, comprehensive and up-to-date Linux book. This will be the single best way to get yourself up and running quickly with Linux. The best ones are expensive (~$NZ60 - 100), and are limited to the large and popular distros such as Fedora, SuSE, Mandriva, Debian and Ubuntu etc. Furthermore, these large distros also have the biggest user communities and website documentation, which is what you should look for in particular as a new user. The best are the Unleashed series, followed by the O'Reilly series. Avoid the Dummies series, and the Learn xxx in 24 Hours type books. If you do go to have a look at a Linux book, check out FreeBSD Unleashed by Urban and Tiemann. der Ubermensch, die Ubermenschen |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 496866 | 2006-11-07 12:06:00 | The best ones are expensive (~$NZ60 - 100), I remember years ago paying $120 for a book on Turbo Pascal to solve a problem and I didn't find it in the book but found it in the "very useful help file". I had been looking under the wrong heading. Help files for Turbo Pascal were the best I have ever found unlike the very unuseful MS help files. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 496867 | 2006-11-07 12:36:00 | SurferJoe46 if someone knows nothing about either OS then they will generaly be as happy with Xp as the latest Linux variant. This is all done listening to Pink Floyd's "Wish you were here" | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 496868 | 2006-11-07 19:52:00 | I'd have to agree with everything in that article... Linux just hasn't made the grade yet in the real world. When it does I'll ditch MSoft like a hot potato :rolleyes: |
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