Daggers Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Linux is better than Microsoft? Cock! Getting it off my laptop has just cost me all my installed software and 12 hours. Tossing Linux.
lookwhaticando Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Some distros aren't the most user friendly, especially during installation. Which distro did you try?
Dr The Singh Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 I used Manrape and it was a gem. Only if your into that kind of thing!!!
IDEA OR IKEA Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Only if your into that kind of thing!!! Lube
Master Fox Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Either way its going to hurt Just don't drop the soap near DanThefox
IDEA OR IKEA Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Just don't drop the soap near DanThefox Honestly drop anything and your in trouble
Master Fox Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Honestly drop anything and your in trouble I wonder if he sexually abuses his parrot when he’s not committing man rape?
IDEA OR IKEA Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 I wonder if he sexually abuses his parrot when he’s not committing man rape? You will have to ask him!
Daggers Posted 27 October 2006 Author Posted 27 October 2006 Some distros aren't the most user friendly, especially during installation. Which distro did you try? Kubuntu - got rid because it didn't play nicely with my wireless card. Stupid stupid stupid thing. I'm still downloading and installing damn software. Eclipse done, now for the AI stuff then the visual studio! Grr
DanTheFoxBhoy Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 I wonder if he sexually abuses his parrot when he’s not committing man rape? My parrot is integral to my committing man rape.
filbertway Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Linux isn't as good as microsoft yet it needs about 10 more years I would say. Stick with microsoft or mac, thats what msot software is designed for
lookwhaticando Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Kubuntu - got rid because it didn't play nicely with my wireless card. Stupid stupid stupid thing. I'm still downloading and installing damn software. Eclipse done, now for the AI stuff then the visual studio! Grr I think that's the distro I have somewhere on CD. Not tried it yet. I guess I should at some point, since it's on CD I could run it 'live' rather than installing it first. Someone I know down in Arizona installed it on all his machines (save one Windows PC he uses for gaming haha) and he too had problems with the wireless card. It seems Linux just isn't up for a fight with a wireless card. Shame really, that's the only real hardware issue I've really heard about. I tried a very poor distro of Linux a couple of years back. Installed it on a two-year old PC with mostly stock parts (which you'd expect to be quite common and thus, supported by the software) and I had problems with practically everything. Sound didn't work (integrated sound card on my chipset), video problems, network card issues... etc etc. Lycoris I think the distro was called. It looks quite user friendly, but it's actually a bag of wank to install, and an even bigger bag of wank to try and use.
Master Fox Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 My parrot is integral to my committing man rape. Does he pin him down with his claws and beak while you violate him?
cisono Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Linux isn't as good as microsoft yet it needs about 10 more years I would say. haha you must be joking
Daggers Posted 27 October 2006 Author Posted 27 October 2006 I don't understand why Windows is so bad ~ my XP never crashes and there's stacks of software for it. Virus' come, but can be cleaned...and all of my hardware works. So what is so much better about Linux then? Someone enlighten me.
filbertway Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 I don't understand why Windows is so bad ~ my XP never crashes and there's stacks of software for it. Virus' come, but can be cleaned...and all of my hardware works. So what is so much better about Linux then? Someone enlighten me. I feel the same, Windows is a lot better than linux Linux is for people who hate windows
lookwhaticando Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Windows XP was a revelation - a version of a Microsoft OS that didn't crash every 2 hours! But the number of viruses aimed at it, the number of security holes and flaws that are being exposed on a daily basis are a bit alarming at best. The idea behind open-source Linux is that anyone can fix a hole they find. People collaborate on the software to collectively improve it. It's an entrepreneurial kinda thing - you come up with something new and interesting, you can bring it to the table. At Microsoft, such innovation isn't as likely because a) it's a big 'matured' company with plenty of bureaucracy that stifles innovation and b) their XP engineers spend too much of their time fighting viruses. If you've the time and desire to learn how to work Linux to your advantage, it's supposed to be the way forward. For those without time and the desire to fanny about with the core of their OS every time it gets an updated kernel, then Windows XP is the better option. Needless to say, Linux is building up quite a following bit by bit. Unfortunately for many the move isn't terribly easy because all their vital programs are Windows based. Open-source is here and it will take root at some point, and when it does, Linux will become a much much more prominent platform, much more widespread and much better supported by manufacturers of hardware.
cisono Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 I feel the same, Windows is a lot better than linux Linux is for people who hate windows It really depends what you want a PC for. If it is to play games, install programs etc (user), then Windows is fine (a bit like the Matrix, you have no idea what is behind it, but what you see is appealing). If you want to program/develop stuff or be able to tweak the system/see what is happening, then Linux is miles better. You cannot really compare the two unless you have learnt / used both extensively.
andrewsnaith Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Windows XP was a revelation - a version of a Microsoft OS that didn't crash every 2 hours! But the number of viruses aimed at it, the number of security holes and flaws that are being exposed on a daily basis are a bit alarming at best. The idea behind open-source Linux is that anyone can fix a hole they find. People collaborate on the software to collectively improve it. It's an entrepreneurial kinda thing - you come up with something new and interesting, you can bring it to the table. At Microsoft, such innovation isn't as likely because a) it's a big 'matured' company with plenty of bureaucracy that stifles innovation and b) their XP engineers spend too much of their time fighting viruses. If you've the time and desire to learn how to work Linux to your advantage, it's supposed to be the way forward. For those without time and the desire to fanny about with the core of their OS every time it gets an updated kernel, then Windows XP is the better option. Needless to say, Linux is building up quite a following bit by bit. Unfortunately for many the move isn't terribly easy because all their vital programs are Windows based. Open-source is here and it will take root at some point, and when it does, Linux will become a much much more prominent platform, much more widespread and much better supported by manufacturers of hardware. Good post man. If anyone doubts linux, make sure you go to a decent distro like Ubuntu and see the support available. It also looks lovely if more fickle people are concerned with the overall look and feel as well as the performance and reliability (like me!).
lookwhaticando Posted 27 October 2006 Posted 27 October 2006 Good post man. If anyone doubts linux, make sure you go to a decent distro like Ubuntu and see the support available. It also looks lovely if more fickle people are concerned with the overall look and feel as well as the performance and reliability (like me!). I have Ubuntu on CD - can be run 'live' or installed... not got around to trying it just yet. Am considering it though, just because I've not totally given up on Linux because of a bad experience with a piss-poor distro.
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