Linux users?

[shinheero]

any here?  

[Jonnnn]

My brother uses it. I don't like it  

[darkslasherX]

I'd use it, but I'm too lazy to install it, for some reason.  

[nitnit]

I still don't see the major advantages of linux other than "omg viruses are made for win0ws and mac!1!!one!!!"  

[darkslasherX]

nitnit

I still don't see the major advantages of linux other than "omg viruses are made for win0ws and mac!1!!one!!!"

I'm not sure about everybody else, but Windows seems a bit unstable to me. The fact that it costs money doesn't help much, either.
Why do I think it's unstable, you may ask? About a year and a half ago, my computer completely melted down, and I'm still trying to recover files from that. Also, just last weekend, when I was trying to enable my Ethernet port, my computer gave me the good ol' BSOD for no apparent reason. I'm sure other people have similar complaints, as well.  

[Pay Per Cuts]

I agree with nitnit's statement.

I've also had more system wtf ups on macs then with windows. Just don't be an idiot and your PC will be virus free =)  

[nitnit]

Darkslasher - Your computer's problem was most likely a hardware problem. Also, if you buy your computer from most major manufacturers it comes with Windows, so the decision would not have money as a factor (though if you were building one from your own purchased parts I can see your point). Also, unless you've tried performing the same tasks on both operating systems, or used both an equal amount of time and use on the exact same PCs, and only experience problems with Windows your statement doesn't really mean anything about Windows vs. Linux.

mrgreen  

[darkslasherX]

nitnit

Darkslasher - Your computer's problem was most likely a hardware problem. Also, if you buy your computer from most major manufacturers it comes with Windows, so the decision would not have money as a factor (though if you were building one from your own purchased parts I can see your point). Also, unless you've tried performing the same tasks on both operating systems, or used both an equal amount of time and use on the exact same PCs, and only experience problems with Windows your statement doesn't really mean anything about Windows vs. Linux.

mrgreen

Even if Windows comes with the computer, you're still paying for it. It's included in the price of a new system.

You have a point on the rest of that, though. It would make sense to assume that Linux is more stable, considering it is an open source operating system, and that the people making it aren't obsessed with minimizing costs while maximizing profits. Still, assumptions are dangerous business.  

[nitnit]

So a bunch of guys making an operating system on their spare time > a team of well paid professionals who are some of the best programmers in the world? This is microsoft you know. They may be arguably evil and control the software market, but they have the most resources, and from what I understand their employees are paid well.  

[darkslasherX]

nitnit

So a bunch of guys making an operating system on their spare time > a team of well paid professionals who are some of the best programmers in the world? This is microsoft you know. They may be arguably evil and control the software market, but they have the most resources, and from what I understand their employees are paid well.

There's two sides to that coin.
1. Nobody's rushing you if you don't have any deadlines to meet, so you won't make stupid mistakes that you could take 5 minutes to fix, and if you're writing code for something like that, then you're probably enthusiastic about and at least decent at programming.
2. There's little motivation to work besides the desire to make something.
I think that people working on Fedora Linux get some sort of funding from donations, so there's a little bit of incentive to work there. Still, the guys at Microsoft, besides being good at their work and well-paid, also have the advantage of experience, if I'm not mistaken. Microsoft has been making operating systems for quite a while, after all.  

[A Euphoric Nightmare]

I use ubuntu...on a loptop but I'm mostly on my PC sweatdrop .  

[shinheero]

I just wanted to know because i recently switched from windows...due to a massive virus attack and the only way i could repair it was by getting a Windows Xp professional CD...which i didnt own...and my other option was to download floppy version of the recovery system found on the cd...

which bring up even more problems becuase:
1)I dont have floppy disk(who uses those still anyways?)
2)I dont even have a floppy drive

by the way the virus was my creation sweatdrop

so anyways Linux from what i heard is far more superior to Windows in every way (if you dont like to play games) and it supplies me with the hacking security auditing tools i couldn't access because i was a windows users....only problem is im having a bit of trouble adjusting to linux lol...
I have to start from square one... crying  

[darkslasherX]

shinheero

I just wanted to know because i recently switched from windows...due to a massive virus attack and the only way i could repair it was by getting a Windows Xp professional CD...which i didnt own...and my other option was to download floppy version of the recovery system found on the cd...

which bring up even more problems becuase:
1)I dont have floppy disk(who uses those still anyways?)
2)I dont even have a floppy drive

by the way the virus was my creation sweatdrop

so anyways Linux from what i heard is far more superior to Windows in every way (if you dont like to play games) and it supplies me with the hacking security auditing tools i couldn't access because i was a windows users....only problem is im having a bit of trouble adjusting to linux lol...
I have to start from square one... crying

Hope you get used to it real soon. Security auditing sounds fun, though... ninja
At least you don't have to worry too much about viruses with Linux.

Maybe someone will make a Windows XP emulator sometime so you can run Windows-only games again... I'd probably laugh if that happened, though...  

[shinheero]

darkslasherX

shinheero

I just wanted to know because i recently switched from windows...due to a massive virus attack and the only way i could repair it was by getting a Windows Xp professional CD...which i didnt own...and my other option was to download floppy version of the recovery system found on the cd...

which bring up even more problems becuase:
1)I dont have floppy disk(who uses those still anyways?)
2)I dont even have a floppy drive

by the way the virus was my creation sweatdrop

so anyways Linux from what i heard is far more superior to Windows in every way (if you dont like to play games) and it supplies me with the hacking security auditing tools i couldn't access because i was a windows users....only problem is im having a bit of trouble adjusting to linux lol...
I have to start from square one... crying

Hope you get used to it real soon. Security auditing sounds fun, though... ninja
At least you don't have to worry too much about viruses with Linux.

Maybe someone will make a Windows XP emulator sometime so you can run Windows-only games again... I'd probably laugh if that happened, though...

^^ They have that...it's called wine on linux  

[darkslasherX]

shinheero

darkslasherX

shinheero

I just wanted to know because i recently switched from windows...due to a massive virus attack and the only way i could repair it was by getting a Windows Xp professional CD...which i didnt own...and my other option was to download floppy version of the recovery system found on the cd...

which bring up even more problems becuase:
1)I dont have floppy disk(who uses those still anyways?)
2)I dont even have a floppy drive

by the way the virus was my creation sweatdrop

so anyways Linux from what i heard is far more superior to Windows in every way (if you dont like to play games) and it supplies me with the hacking security auditing tools i couldn't access because i was a windows users....only problem is im having a bit of trouble adjusting to linux lol...
I have to start from square one... crying

Hope you get used to it real soon. Security auditing sounds fun, though... ninja
At least you don't have to worry too much about viruses with Linux.

Maybe someone will make a Windows XP emulator sometime so you can run Windows-only games again... I'd probably laugh if that happened, though...

^^ They have that...it's called wine on linux

Silly Microsoft-heads. Your game are not safe anymore! mrgreen

Excuse my moment of incoherency. I laughed myself mad temporarily. ninja