Linux Vs. Vista - Page 3

Wofl · 10-02-2007

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Originally Posted by javaJake

Oh, and what does a firewall do? How about sudo? How about anything under System -> Administration? They don't "bug" you, do they?

Seriously, though, computers ask you questions because they are dumb. When you do anything outside your personal folder in Vista, it asks if you really want to let the software do it. Just like Linux. Is there anything wrong with that? And besides that, what's one simple click to continue compared to hours of frustration after viruses have taken your system down?

I think people are biased to hate anything small about Vista before they've even touched it. If people made the same approach about Linux, there'd probably just as many complaints, if not more.

now look at the bright side, how often do you go into system->administration???

i have not been there (well, kde control center) for ages, everything the way i like right now, just change screensaver every now and again, but no password needed for that...

Power · 10-03-2007

vista is a eyecandy update

rocknrolf77 · 10-04-2007

Why use vista when you can use Vixta

RedSam · 10-04-2007

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Originally Posted by rocknrolf77

Why use vista when you can use Vixta

Oh dear, that's pretty awful.

It's a shame when people imitate products, rather than using their creativity (and what appears to be skill) to create something different, new and fresh.

Wofl · 10-04-2007

why use vixta when you can use a good looking linux distribution?

go on kde-look.org and find something with a bit more style (a mac theme would be a bit better)

pENdr4gON · 10-04-2007

I hear a lot about "How Great Mac OS" is. Well it should be good seeing as they precisely what hardware it's going to run on!?!

How good would Windows or Linux be if the dev's knew that there was only one possible hardware configuration that it would be running on before they wrote it?

How light and fast would they be?

If Leopard was rubbish it would be a great surprise because all they have to do is make the GUI good! It can be optimized and tweaked to their harts content to get the most out of the hardware...

How good would OSX be if they were to make it run on all i86 PC's?

To think of the task any OS has to run on the PC, it's monumental!
I believe that the OSS has a better chance of getting it right, more of the time. It's distributed model better adapts to the multiverse that is the PC... It's diverse user base and their requirements and the multitude of possible hardware configurations.

Getting your PC to just start, given what's in my box isn't the same as in your box is an awesome achievement!

javaJake · 10-04-2007

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Originally Posted by pENdr4gON

To think of the task any OS has to run on the PC, it's monumental!
I believe that the OSS has a better chance of getting it right, more of the time. It's distributed model better adapts to the multiverse that is the PC... It's diverse user base and their requirements and the multitude of possible hardware configurations.

Getting your PC to just start, given what's in my box isn't the same as in your box is an awesome achievement!

Wow! How true this is! I had never thought about it this way! Excellent point pENdr4gON! (Whew, what a name!)

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pENdr4gON Less than 3 miles from the sea Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pompey UK Posts: 177	Re: Linux Vs. Vista I hear a lot about "How Great Mac OS" is. Well it should be good seeing as they precisely what hardware it's going to run on!?! How good would Windows or Linux be if the dev's knew that there was only one possible hardware configuration that it would be running on before they wrote it? How light and fast would they be? If Leopard was rubbish it would be a great surprise because all they have to do is make the GUI good! It can be optimized and tweaked to their harts content to get the most out of the hardware... How good would OSX be if they were to make it run on all i86 PC's? To think of the task any OS has to run on the PC, it's monumental! I believe that the OSS has a better chance of getting it right, more of the time. It's distributed model better adapts to the multiverse that is the PC... It's diverse user base and their requirements and the multitude of possible hardware configurations. Getting your PC to just start, given what's in my box isn't the same as in your box is an awesome achievement!
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