Linux VS Windows

deathball619

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Whats better Linux or Windows?

For the sake of simplicity, include any Posix compliant as Linux.
 

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It depends on what you want to do. I prefer Linux for most things, but I dual boot with Windows because some games I like to play aren't available on Linux and don't run or don't have satisfactory performance in Wine.
 
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I like Linux. I use it for so many things. but i kept the windows for only the sake of games.
 

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Windows is the most used Operating System.

It is easy and looks nice.

The only customer that I had asking for something different than windows

was well....a blank HDD!
 

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I have no choice but to use Linux. I don't have a hard drive.
Are you using a LiveCD or LiveUSB, and what distribution?

On topic, I prefer Linux and other Unix-like OSes. I love the simplicity and power offered by the CLI and all of the Unix tools. I also like the increased stability, the multi-user system, and the ability to compile my own kernel and other software.

I also find that if I have a problem on Windows, I can fix it about 80% of the time with little effort, 15% of the time with lots of effort, and 5% of time be unable to solve it. With linux, I find that I can fix almost any problem in five minutes.

I also find Unix familiar, and Windows almost alien. That's just a symptom of using Linux for so long though.
 

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Are you using a LiveCD or LiveUSB, and what distribution?

On topic, I prefer Linux and other Unix-like OSes. I love the simplicity and power offered by the CLI and all of the Unix tools. I also like the increased stability, the multi-user system, and the ability to compile my own kernel and other software.

I also find that if I have a problem on Windows, I can fix it about 80% of the time with little effort, 15% of the time with lots of effort, and 5% of time be unable to solve it. With linux, I find that I can fix almost any problem in five minutes.

I also find Unix familiar, and Windows almost alien. That's just a symptom of using Linux for so long though.

I've been running off of a 1 Gig USB stick for 7 months :lockd:

My OS is NimbleX Sub100V. It's a Slackware based distro. There are a few versions: NimbleX 2007: The latest stable. Only 199 Megs. NimbleX 2008 Beta: It's the latest Beta. It's 16 Megs overweight: 216 Megs. Then there is NimbleX Sub100V, which is 99 Megabytes, but features a full fledged KDE-based distro with Instant Messaging, Browsing, Image Editing, and the likes. Then finally, there is an edition which is like 68 Megs, which is just a core KDE based distro without much functionality.

Their webpage is NimbleX.net

NimbleX 07 has... 6 WM's i think. NimbleX 08 has 9, and Sub100V has only KDE, but can be expanded to have mote.
 

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I will never go back to windows. Seriously, I would rather pay for Linux that get Windows for free.
 

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Wow. Harsh. Well, we all have our likes and differences which make us different, so have fun.
 

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Microsoft is King.

By the looks of things they always will be.

Mac doesn't count. :p

Linux can't run without Windows.

So there for, technically, Linux isn't a stand alone operating system.

Don't believe me?

Take a look for yourself. Clicky.

shutupmac.jpg


Regards,
Tankinator.
http://tanksbunker.exofire.net
 

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Ha Ha funny article - really wound up the Linux crowd. I suppose writing it on April Fools day would have been a give-away.

I prefer Linux on principle because it's free but never got my wireless connection to work. So it's still Windows for me. Never had any Vista problems either...

Prefer Linux server definitely compared to Windows. If you have to pick up the bill there is no contest.
 

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I prefer Linux. Though I'm not entirely sure why, lol.

I used to be an XP user, and I'll admit: It does the job of an OS very well. Install and run, and it works. Plus, you can get just about any software tool you need for Windows, since it IS the OS with the biggest marketshare.

But I do web development. And try as I might, I couldn't get Apache, PHP and MySQL running on Windows. Fed up, I formatted to Ubuntu 6.06. There, it took me a few commandline options to get everything sorted. Plus one for specialist functionality.

Just a few hours ago, I upgraded to Kubuntu 7.10. As a competitor to Windows, it rocks. What I really like about the Linux mindset is that you get a whole lot of applications installed with your distro, and not just Windows.

Example? Kubuntu Gutsy comes with DigiKam, Kontact, Open Office and K3b pre-installed. To get the same effect on Windows, you'll need the Adobe album manager software, Microsoft Outlook (full suite, and it doesn't include RSS feeds), Microsoft Office (full suite, and it doesn't even match OO), and Nero.

And all of them cost money.

Kubuntu 6.10 (Edgy) also came with Krita pre-installed. I'll need to download it (7.10 doesn't have it), but Krita is probably just as powerful as a slightly older version of Adobe Photoshop. Once again - quality, for free.

Overall, Linux offers far more power, flexibility, extensibility, usability, power, and eye-candy than Windows - but at the cost of a little more computer savvy. It's that little bit of savvy that most of the world lacks - and why microsoft is in the marketshare lead.

Personally? Linux, all the way. It was here before Windows, and it will be here after Windows ;)

~ Wogan
 

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I like both :)

After being with Windows (since the original inception) since DOS days, I'd tried Ubuntu, SLAX, Debian etc but found the changing of user interface difficult.

Especially with Office as I had to regularly use it in my office (which is not into open source), I found it hard to use OO as it wreaked havoc on files that I import/export for XP Office.

However, with Network Storage Adapters mainly Linux-based, I've actually gotten accustomed
to using the putty program to access the NAS (mine's a SLUG) and play with Linux scripts and commands.

So, it's sort of a best of both worlds thingie - having the power of Linux (scripts and automated backup) and the user-friendliness (when it doesn't show me a blue screen) of Windows when I'm doing documents.

BeegDaddy
 

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My first PC was an XT, around 1990. 10mb hard drive, 64kb of ram, 5.25" floppy, an amber monochrome monitor, and a keyboard. (no mouse) I had Dos 5 or 6. My next computer was a 286 with Windows 3. I grew up with Windows. Lately, I've been reading a lot about home web servers on the internet, and I'm thinking about putting a system together with some old parts, and installing just a 'nix operating system on it, to try things out. There are plenty of "How to's" on the net to get me through any problems I may have. The only thing is, I'm not fussy on the Dos-type commands. All the tutorials I've seen so far don't mention anything about using a mouse to get around. Just a bunch of Dos-type commands. If I am mistaken, please correct me on this. I would really like to try it. Don't worry Corey, I think my cable company doesn't allow home web servers, so you're stuck with me for a while yet.
 

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i like windows for my games
i was dual booting but windows managed to change my master boot record which scuppered linux
also all my games are on windows


dwd200
you can run a system like ubuntu and use a gui ( ie a mouse)
its like windows and the easiest to use for a windows person

Microsoft is King.

By the looks of things they always will be.

Mac doesn't count. :p

Linux can't run without Windows.

So there for, technically, Linux isn't a stand alone operating system.

this atical is RUBBISH he doesnt even know he just says if so

linux can work without windows as thousands of people use it without windows

ie the guy using it on his memory stick - NO WINDOWS
 
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Just a few hours ago, I upgraded to Kubuntu 7.10. As a competitor to Windows, it rocks. What I really like about the Linux mindset is that you get a whole lot of applications installed with your distro, and not just Windows.

Example? Kubuntu Gutsy comes with DigiKam, Kontact, Open Office and K3b pre-installed. To get the same effect on Windows, you'll need the Adobe album manager software, Microsoft Outlook (full suite, and it doesn't include RSS feeds), Microsoft Office (full suite, and it doesn't even match OO), and Nero.

That is actually something that I dislike. I like having total control over the software and only having what I install installed. Of course, with Windows you don't get that, there is all sorts of stuff running right from the initial installation. Plus, some Windows software is multiple programs poorly combined into one.

That's why I use Gentoo. Hardly anything is installed initially. Only the "system" components are, which only includes some very minimal user software such as GNU nano, openssh, bash, gcc, python, and the basic Unix tools. From there, I can build any kind of system I want from a headless server to a multimedia-editing desktop to a simple lightweight web browsing desktop.

I like the Unix philosophy, every tool does a little part of the task very well. The Windows philosophy seems to be just cram as much junk into one tool as possible (in some but not all cases)
 
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