gman697 Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Which do you use and Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Windows XP & SuSe 9.2pro.I would just use linux but my scanner does not work with linux and there are some compatability problems with playing DVD`s.It is nice though to run linux without any AV software, only use the built in firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Dual boot Windows XP and Mandrake 10, so I have the best of both worlds. (Although I think the Linux world is better if you take the time to learn it :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 WindowsXP... I like the look and it doesn't break very often! I've tried Linux but don't really have the time to learn it properly.... I couldn't get connected to the net :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester1 Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 O/S is like me a bit past it 98SE learning Linux puts me off trying. Tried Knoppix but could'nt connect to the net :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Normally run Gentoo64 and XPPro but atm i have Suse9.2 x86-64 installed to test it, and so far, i like :D Oh and because I like the idea of open-source software :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benb Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Just plain old Win XP, only because my computer can't handle Linux. Once I get a new one it will be Fedora Core ONLY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 One computer Slackware 10.1, other computer Win2kPro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 WindowsXP... I like the look and it doesn't break very often! I've tried Linux but don't really have the time to learn it properly.... I couldn't get connected to the net :(When you wanna give it another shot, I'd be more than happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman697 Posted February 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 I have one Fedora Core 3 and one WINXP Pro system. I am very new to Linux. I have been using Windows since 3.1. Im currently in college and majoring in computer science. I love programming and web design. Right now with a new job and school full-time I dont have time to really mess with my Linux Machine. I have a programming project that has to be done by the end of the semester or you fail. Im at the point right now, its almost pointless to learn Linux. Later on I would like to learn just for fun. Most companies use what operating system? Windows, why? User Friendly. The way I see it, thats the way its always going to be. People today dont feel like tinkering around trying to get something to work. So most of my career I will be programming in Windows. Yes Linux is more secure and its very awesome that its open source. But a lot of people dont care. Even if somewhere out of the blue I had to code something for a Linux base machine, there is C++ which is portable. Whats your opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Most companies use what operating system? Windows, why? User Friendly. The way I see it, thats the way its always going to be. Actually, it depends. In a lot of Asian and European countries, Linux is becoming the norm on the desktop, server and the client. Also, most of the time large companies run Windows clients with a *NIX server (be it Linux, UNIX, or BSD). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 I use XP Home with IE and OE. Tried Firefox with the Windows and couldn't get on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Just plain old Win XP, only because my computer can't handle Linux. Once I get a new one it will be Fedora Core ONLY!How do you mean it cannot handle Linux if it is capable of running XP it will certainly run Fedora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Just plain old Win XP, only because my computer can't handle Linux. Once I get a new one it will be Fedora Core ONLY!How do you mean it cannot handle Linux if it is capable of running XP it will certainly run Fedora.This is the beauty of Linux... it's what you want it to be... incredibly versatile.Post any problems in Misc. Computer related or Off-Topic, we'll help you get it sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Triple Boot with Win 98SE ; XP Pro and Mandrake 10.As I used to use RSX ( then VMS) & Ultrix before Windows was cobbled together I find Linux quite familar. But the market just went mainly to Windows.If you ever used CPM, Linux has a lot of common commands etc but internally it is vastly different. Just don't run everything is ROOT. You can of course use Vine to run most Windows applications.Edited my spelling (I hope) :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 WindowsXP... I like the look and it doesn't break very often!I agree. When I first had my PC over 3 years ago, it came pre-installed with an OEM version of Windows ME. I had nothing but hassle with it with constant screen freezes, so I eventually decided on buying a retail version of XP Home Edition. Even though it wasn't cheap at £179.99, it has been worth it in my opinion as Windows XP is a lot more stable than Windows ME ever was! I, too, also like the XP look B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilt Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Windows XP + Fedora Core 2Windows because I can't get Wine to workFedora Core 2 because it was one of the best distro's (in my opinion) avail at the time. Need to upgrade though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 Windows XP + Fedora Core 2Windows because I can't get Wine to workFedora Core 2 because it was one of the best distro's (in my opinion) avail at the time. Need to upgrade though.FC4 shows a lot of promise, though I prefer Slackware to any of them. If you like RPM-based distributions though, have you looked at Mandrake?Also, not neccessarily RPM, but insterad Debian-based Ubuntu has gained quite a following in the ease-of-use-but-still-production-ready crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 It is nice though to run linux without any AV software, only use the built in firewall.I have never used Linux and I know it's 'open source', but is it safe to run it without any anti-virus software? :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 It is nice though to run linux without any AV software, only use the built in firewall.I have never used Linux and I know it's 'open source', but is it safe to run it without any anti-virus software? :oNot exactly safe, but no where near as dangerous as it is in windows. There are hardly any viruses that affect Linux, and most are just DDoS trojans anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Scarecrow ManThanks for explaining that! I have never been interested in running Linux, as I have read that it is not as user-friendly to use as Windows operating systems. I expect that Linux isn't targeted much because not that many people use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilt Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Windows XP + Fedora Core 2Windows because I can't get Wine to workFedora Core 2 because it was one of the best distro's (in my opinion) avail at the time. Need to upgrade though.FC4 shows a lot of promise, though I prefer Slackware to any of them. If you like RPM-based distributions though, have you looked at Mandrake?Also, not neccessarily RPM, but insterad Debian-based Ubuntu has gained quite a following in the ease-of-use-but-still-production-ready crowd.I'll probably just stick with a newer fedora version, because i've never had any problems with it (apart from wine). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 I have never been interested in running Linux, as I have read that it is not as user-friendly to use as Windows operating systems. I expect that Linux isn't targeted much because not that many people use it.Actually both those are incorrect. Linux is just as easy as Windows, if not easier. You just have to learn the Linux way of doing things, instead of the Windows way.As for the "security through obscurity" statemens, they are also untrue. Most webservers are running a *NIX (be it Linux, UNIX, or *BSD). Linux doesn't as many virii because in Linux if you get a virus, the only files it can infect are the ones you own unless you run the virus as root. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 scuzzman, as you are an experienced Linux user (not to mention a Network Specialist), I will take your word for it when you say that Linux is just as easy to use as Windows (if not more so), and to your explanation as to why Linux isn't so susceptible to viruses. However, I still stand by my comment that not many people use Linux as Microsoft has a virtual monopoly on the PC market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 scuzzman, as you are an experienced Linux user (not to mention a Network Specialist), I will take your word for it when you say that Linux is just as easy to use as Windows (if not more so), and to your explanation as to why Linux isn't so susceptible to viruses. However, I still stand by my comment that not many people use Linux as Microsoft has a virtual monopoly on the PC market.Yes, this is absolutely correct in the Desktop PC market. But, when it comes to servers, as Netcraft can verify, Apache (a primarily Linux/UNIX/BSD) webserver outnumbers Microsoft-IIS approximately 4:1. Now -- while there are Windows ports of Apache, most Apache webservers are running on *NIX systems. But if we're referring to desktop systems, such as in this thread, Windows outnumbers Linux by an enormous margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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