.....yay....i have...linux...doesn't it look all pretty....:confused:
hmm...i want to do stuff...
....back to windows....:rolleyes:
I have linux and I have nothing to do with it.
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.....yay....i have...linux...doesn't it look all pretty....:confused:
hmm...i want to do stuff...
....back to windows....:rolleyes:
I have linux and I have nothing to do with it.
Been there, done that, reinstalled Windows. I hear ya brutha
Me too! They are so stable just sitting there!
I got irc going on linux once...
Once...Quote:
Originally posted by NooNoo
I got irc going on linux once...
well it could have been more, it was so stable, but spider.exe wouldn't run so I went back to xp. :p
Bah, you people are comparing apples to oranges, linux was not created to be a desktop OS (however its going towards that way) its made for server side applications such as web servers, FTP servers, print servers etc etc etc. the list goes on and on.
Linux is great, if you have a use for it (ie, webserver), if not then you are wasting your time unless you just want to learn something new.
true for most Window users.Quote:
Originally posted by Radical Dreamer
Bah, you people are comparing apples to oranges, linux was not created to be a desktop OS (however its going towards that way) its made for server side applications such as web servers, FTP servers, print servers etc etc etc. the list goes on and on.
Linux is great, if you have a use for it (ie, webserver), if not then you are wasting your time unless you just want to learn something new.
Though I love Unix based OS's. To me its eaiser to use. I can do more in it and you can make Xwindows look like what ever you want. Xwindows looks nice.
Now if you get really good supported hardware and fast like you would with windows and run linux for the desktop it runs great. Ut2003 quake 3 run great, faster or just as fast as windows. The nvidia drivers for linux rock.
Its cool if you dont use it, but for a free OS cannot complain.
one reason I went with a new mac (jaguar 10.2) was that its freebsd w/ mac gui what can go wrong. Its stable as unix and the great look of the mac desktop. runs very fast. I can run my unix apps on it and also mac apps. Love it.
Though as a computer tech (if you want to be one) I siggest learning other os's than windows or else your not a tech you a (windows tech) nothing more. (and anyone can be a windows tech)
as of irc. ircii is installed by defualt, and if you install xwindows with gnome or kde you will have xchat and bitchx. (irc clients)
then you can always get a irc daemon which are very simple to install. Always read the README files they tell you step by step how to install programs.
Anyother thing about unix based OS's I love is the ability to compile your software, this is great it optimizes the software for your hardware and it will run better.
But hey if you tried it and found it wasnt for you, will I give you props for trying. Not alot of window techs will try it.
for a desktop OS this sure does look interesting.
www.lycoris.com I think I'm going to order a copy for $29 just to see how it is.
the biggest problem Linux will face in capturing any share of the desktop is in application, games, and drivers.
the real "tech" games like Q3 and Unreal are out for linux but most mainstream "Walmart available titles" like Madden 2003 and other EA games are only windows.
the stuff that makes linux attractive to techs like compiling your own software is one of the biggest reasons it's having a tough time getting on the desktop. it's hard enough to explain to grandma how to open an email attachment - let alone how to compile a linux program from a command prompt.
I'll be exposed to it more in the coming weeks. have a 4 hour a week class (12 weeks) in it. Hopefully I'll learn enough to be able to deal with it in a support enviroment.
hehe have you ever used evolution?Quote:
Originally posted by kato2274
for a desktop OS this sure does look interesting.
www.lycoris.com I think I'm going to order a copy for $29 just to see how it is.
the biggest problem Linux will face in capturing any share of the desktop is in application, games, and drivers.
the real "tech" games like Q3 and Unreal are out for linux but most mainstream "Walmart available titles" like Madden 2003 and other EA games are only windows.
the stuff that makes linux attractive to techs like compiling your own software is one of the biggest reasons it's having a tough time getting on the desktop. it's hard enough to explain to grandma how to open an email attachment - let alone how to compile a linux program from a command prompt.
I'll be exposed to it more in the coming weeks. have a 4 hour a week class (12 weeks) in it. Hopefully I'll learn enough to be able to deal with it in a support enviroment.
its a copy of outlook, if grandma knows outlook (mine does) then she will have no problem with evolution :) the look exactly alike.
https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2002/11/1.png http://www.ximian.com/images/screens...or-folders.png https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2002/11/1.png
im a gnome guy, dont like KDE. And I do like Ximian Gnome.
http://www.ximian.com/
free to download, buy it for tech support :)
here al lthe screenshots
http://www.ximian.com/products/evolu...reenshots.html
and for companies, if you use m$ exchange you can buy the conenct addon that allows evolution to use m$ exchange
heres the link to Ximian Connector
http://www.ximian.com/products/connector/features.html
its $69 per seat, and discounts for 10-20+ seats
How the heck are these real "tech" games? Sorry, I got really bored with running around shooting the same people a long time ago. Everquest is fun, teh civilization line is also good, the two Age of Empires games are also fun. Are they only for kiddies? Like maybe the types that are playing the Quoted games.Quote:
Originally posted by kato2274
the real "tech" games like Q3 and Unreal are out for linux but most mainstream "Walmart available titles" like Madden 2003 and other EA games are only windows.
And why the hell is the use of Linux or Unix the ways to tell if you are a "real" tech? Give me a break. Yeah, I am going to go learn something that 99% of the world doesn't bother to use, so that it won't help me one bit in the real world, just so I can call myself a "real" tech. I will remember that when I get my "real" paychecks, from a "real" company that hired me as a tech and administrator.
:flame: teh die11!!!!
all I meant was that games that computer technicians and other who are in the MIS/IT field seem to play a lot like quake3 and unreal seem to have linux versions available but the more mainstream games do not.
I didn't mean tech as in technological advanced. I only game with sports games from EA and my wife is addicted to the sims.
:)
see what m$ is doing to you man!!! :DQuote:
Originally posted by Cleetus
How the heck are these real "tech" games? Sorry, I got really bored with running around shooting the same people a long time ago. Everquest is fun, teh civilization line is also good, the two Age of Empires games are also fun. Are they only for kiddies? Like maybe the types that are playing the Quoted games.
And why the hell is the use of Linux or Unix the ways to tell if you are a "real" tech? Give me a break. Yeah, I am going to go learn something that 99% of the world doesn't bother to use, so that it won't help me one bit in the real world, just so I can call myself a "real" tech. I will remember that when I get my "real" paychecks, from a "real" company that hired me as a tech and administrator.
:flame: teh die11!!!!
You caught me, I am one of their henchmen that trolls boards saying only good things:rolleyes: :D :D :D
Honestly though, I am enough of a whore that I would for the extra cash.:cool: :rolleyes: :D