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by TheRob on: Jun 23 2009

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...and most the time works a lot better
than linux, as a desktop.

if we are talking server, it's a whole
different deal.

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Re: Re: FAIL

by Padster on: Jun 23 2009

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lol

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Re: Re: Re: FAIL

by SocratesLives on: Jun 24 2009

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What is so funny? Care to refute what I said since it is obviously false in your eyes?

Re: Re: Re: Re: FAIL

by Padster on: Jun 24 2009

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what is funny is you said something about windows having good security and it being stable.

i laughed when i read that.

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by SocratesLives on: Jun 24 2009

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Windows (Vista and above) is more stable than Linux by design. I cannot help you are a fanboy.

In Windows the video driver runs in user-space. That is not so in Linux. This causes more instability in Linux than Windows. Learn to think and stop being a fanboy.

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by mandimbux on: Jun 25 2009

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Hi you all.
I agree with you about to hate Windows haters. But when you say that Windows is more stable... I think a lot of linux users are laughing out loud. You know, I'm in a far country called Madagascar. Money here is one of the weaker on earth. I admit that i'm using Windows, but a piracy one. Why? Because with the Licence cost I can feed my family for half a mounth. Then, using Windows, you are always frightened to get Virus from your friend Flash Disk. And if you didn't applied update updates for your virus protection (also Piracy), it's down for you.
Miracle... I just install Ubuntu 9.04 and had for one hour of updates (average of 20kB/s), the soud works, graphics too, I have an office suite, and if I'd like to have a lot of multimedia softs, there is also mythbuntu, or ubuntu studio. They are all stable, are not afraid of Virus, and FREE. May be you have to much money in your bank to pay License right and left, but i have not.

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by SocratesLives on: Jun 25 2009

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It is simple as this:

Linux is good for the price, but it cannot be claimed to be the best in every aspect. In truth the stability between Windows and Linux is very similar. Windows can be more unstable if ran as admin for day to day use, because viruses can run in kernel mode; this can effect stability. The same could be said for Linux, but there are no viruses in the wild. I hold the belief there are nearly no viruses for Linux because it is uncommon.

Let's make an analogy to wildlife. Is the more well-known and more pandemic virus going to be infecting a rare beetle or cattle? Cattle of course.

I am not going to say Windows is inferior, because it is not; it is just more abused by its users and gets unneeded flack.

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by hunterhdolan on: Jun 27 2009

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Are you kidding me have you tried to run calculator on windows vista or 7 i can't do a simple problem. Internet Explorer crashes after two minutes. I had to go on my laptop to download Firefox because i could not get to the download page before it crashed because it was so slow. No tftp or .doc support. Xp is defiantly the best windows, no question. I have been running Xp and Linux for about 2 years and both have never completely crashed. And trust me I put my computer to use.

and lets face it life is way better without Windows and Gates.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: FAIL

by Sunnz on: Jun 28 2009

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Windows is alright other than some silly policies made by MS and DRM, so I will not run anything later than XP, not even a pirated copy.

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Re: FAIL

by UbuntuLee on: Jun 23 2009

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You are 12

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Re: FAIL

by TheRob on: Jun 23 2009

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heh.... now you are just being childish.

no comment on that

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Re: FAIL

by Sunnz on: Jun 26 2009

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There are more than just gaming, a lot of engineering and scientific study rely on it. Sure they sometimes use Linux and OS X as well, but there are critical software that runs on Windows, as much as it may sound to you, I hate to break it to you but that's the real world.

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Irrelevant, really

by Emoeba on: Jun 23 2009

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This group pwns. I just had to join Windows Haters AND Windows Haters Haters at once! UP WITH RANDOM!

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Windows for...

by jamal2 on: Jun 23 2009

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...ever.In my experience Windows is the best OS for home use ever (unless you are super stupid, poor...etc). There is no need to mention that Linux as a server is unbeatable. And of course whoever is smart enough works for Windows. Only the biggest losers and noobs deal with linux(for free) and for them it's the best.

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Re: Windows for...

by Emoeba on: Jun 24 2009

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Right... said by someone on kde-look.org.

FAIL

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Re: Re: Windows for...

by SocratesLives on: Jun 24 2009

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How is it fail? What can Linux do for the home user that Windows cannot do better and more easily?

Re: Re: Re: Windows for...

by Emoeba on: Jun 24 2009

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Everything.

NOTE: I hate people who hate Windows, but that doesn't mean I'm in love with Windows.

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by SocratesLives on: Jun 25 2009

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So you hate a person for a software preference? Or was that a typo?

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Windows for...

by Emoeba on: Jun 26 2009

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My best friend is in love with Vista.

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Re: Re: Re: Windows for...

by shakenama on: Jun 25 2009

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Well.. Windows users can update their virus protection twice a week faster than Linux users... They can update their Microsoft security "hotfixes" much sooner than Linux users.... FYI - I have a dual boot system with Win Vista and Ubuntu - I use them both :-).. to each his own

Re: Re: Re: Windows for...

by shakenama on: Jun 25 2009

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Well.. Windows users can update their virus protection twice a week faster than Linux users... They can update their Microsoft security "hotfixes" much sooner than Linux users.... FYI - I have a dual boot system with Win Vista and Ubuntu - I use them both :-).. to each his own

Re: Windows for...

by Linukcs on: Jun 24 2009

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...nothing and chicks for free ^^

What you said is TROLLING. Are we really noobs? No. Are we really poor? No.Maybe we are more realist than you, maybe not, it's all. Most of LINUX users don't choose "the easiest way" .

FAIL! or not , you choose.

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Nice!

by Sunnz on: Jun 23 2009

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Nice group, there are no need to hate Windows, really.

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Re: Nice!

by Padster on: Jun 25 2009

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well, it's m$, for one, but mostly because u pay lots of money for utter crap.

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by SocratesLives on: Jun 26 2009

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WHO pays Microsoft for "utter crap"? I do not think anyone in this group uses Windows.

Re: Re: Re: Nice!

by Padster on: Jun 26 2009

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i meant if u use windows u pay for it and it is utter crap.

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Re: Re: Nice!

by Sunnz on: Jun 26 2009

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No comment on utter crap, unless you can provide some factual argument which we can look at and tell you why we may think we can agree or disagree with it.

However you don't necessarily need to pay for Windows to use it, e.g. you need to use it at work because they are providing the computers and you are not suppose to fuck around with the OS.

On the other hand you may still indirectly pay for Windows even though you don't use it. When you buy a computer it probably come with Windows; if you build your own you may be buying parts developed for Windows, e.g. some of the cost of a graphics card may be for DX which you don't get to use without Windows.

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by Padster on: Jun 26 2009

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i mean if u pay for it, like buying it or the computer that comes with it...

and i dual boot win (lose) xp and it is SO slow. i only use it for games, those run fine, but when you open a file browser or right click on anything it takes at least 5-10 seconds to load.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Nice!

by Sunnz on: Jun 26 2009

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I believe you, I had that problem years ago when I was using XP, that was what made me turn to other system. I wouldn't say I necessarily hate Windows though, I just have enjoyed trying different OS and learning now stuff, and just haven't had the need to run Windows for years.

That said I am setting up a spare WinXP box for gaming, perhaps I would actually know what I am doing now and it would run smoothly. But no comment at this stage, I am looking forward to do lots of tinkering on this spare box though, I am going to run all the different OS.

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by SocratesLives on: Jun 26 2009

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Plan 9 . . . I don't know why I like that piece of shit.

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by Sunnz on: Jun 27 2009

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The OS I am thinking of try in the next months:

XP
Seven
O/NBSD
Haiku
OSolaris

Feel free to suggest anything, Plan9 is supposed to be the next continuation of Unix was it?

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by SocratesLives on: Jun 27 2009

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>Feel free to suggest anything, Plan9 is supposed to be the next continuation of Unix was it?

Yes, but it is rather impossible to use. I can use it, but I have never managed to get it to mount a TCP/IP connection even when it detected the ethernet card.

Plan 9 takes the everything is a file paradigm and applies it to ever aspect of the operating system. Even the mouse and individual windows are files. If I remember right a window can be closed with something like "echo 1 > /y/objects/windows/web_browser/1/status/close"

Of course that is not even close to the correct path, because I forget how it works, but it is similar to that. Of course there is a GUI way to close windows but it is very unintuitive.

I suggest Plan 9 as it is very educational, but it was terrible in its implementation.

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by Sunnz on: Jun 28 2009

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>Yes, but it is rather impossible to use.

I'll take that as a challenge. ;)

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by tuahaa on: Jun 27 2009

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I didn't join Linux because I hate Windows, but because I had to (Windows crashes). Windows isn't bad, but because of so much softwares it's really difficult to see where the next bug will pop up. Linux (I use Ubuntu) so far seems to have no problems and you can personalize it more. But it doesn't matter. I am starting to like Ubuntu over Windows actually. If I had a choice, I would keep Ubuntu rather than get Windows for say, free. It's not because I hate Windows, but because like Ubuntu more. Other people like PC gamers would definitely prefer Windows, because of it's natural support. It's a matter of choice. But I guess I could say people who have not tried different OS's will remain close-minded until they do so...

So yes people, there is a good and bad to everything. Windows has compatibility to a lot of software, while Linux has it's own software. I prefer Ubuntu Linux over Windows, but that really doesn't matter. As long as you are happy with it (but you don't know what you are missing out on until you try Linux!)

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by Sunnz on: Jun 28 2009

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Linux has its share of problem too, no OS is perfect, but if you prefer Linux over Windows, then hey, all power to you!! At least you think through it and make a conscious choice rather just following the masses, and I do think the dominance MS have in the consumer OS market is unhealthy and is decremental to us all, including MS users, so all the power to those providing an alternative.

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by tuahaa on: Jun 28 2009

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Long live Linux! There's some problems that need to be fixed, but they aren't as major like those in Windows. It's great that OS's like Linux are standing up to the big bully...