Comments on An Amazing Mind: The REAL reason we use Linux

This is why I don't like distros like ubuntu (or p...

2008-07-23T22:28:00.000+02:00

This is why I don't like distros like ubuntu (or pretty much just ubuntu). Before you go all crazy on this post, at least hear me out. The whole point of going over to linux is to have control over your operating system. Even most of the easier distros (openSuse, simplymepis, etc.) still try to get you to learn about how your operating system works. Ubuntu on the other hand tries to completely remove this aspect, and then when something goes wrong, you don't know how to fix it. Ubuntu is known for being a bit slower and a bit buggier than other distros. At the end of the day, ubuntu is just another windows. What was the point of switching to ubuntu, when you are mostly going to use windows applications in wine? I can understand if you are using it as a gateway distro, but beyond that you don't get a lot of the advantages other linux users get, and you are now just another "ignorant member of the masses."

@Ixionn:Niiiiice! Love it!

2008-07-19T15:31:00.000+02:00

@Ixionn:
Niiiiice! Love it!

thanks! great post! you gave me the inspiration fo...

2008-07-19T12:27:00.000+02:00

thanks! great post! you gave me the inspiration for a celebrative wallpaper...http://ixionn.deviantart.com/art/Because-it-s-fun-92147666 hope yuou'll like it!

Once I start thinking bout it, yeah it is fun to b...

2008-07-11T09:13:00.000+02:00

Once I start thinking bout it, yeah it is fun to be linux...

Even the CLI... lolz...

I am equally comfortable with Windows and Linux... I always try to crash Windows, and sometimes I win.

Here are some CLI shell commands you may like...

Linux Commands I Hardly Knew

Linux Commands I Hardly Knew - Reloaded

thanks for the post.its the best and honest write ...

2008-07-07T20:34:00.000+02:00

thanks for the post.
its the best and honest write ups about
why we love linux.

i remember all the grief i had using bash yet the bliss felt ten times better i hit the solution.

i cant knock windows its a good OS but for me, i like to do things my way and not to follow a strict rigid path and this is where linux makes using an OS big big FUN

thanks again GREAT post
Mr No Boddy

using linux is like watching porn hahaha.

2008-06-03T20:10:00.000+02:00

using linux is like watching porn hahaha.

A friend of mine pressured me into installing Wind...

2008-05-11T12:04:00.000+02:00

A friend of mine pressured me into installing Windows again so we could game together. I begrudgingly agreed in the end, but I dual booted linux and windows XP, rather than full on windows.

Of course, I've got an old IBM Netvista with i815 onboard graphics. No wonder I'm getting 0.5 frames per second on WoW under WinE. I can at least get 3 frames peer second on Windows.

I tried to stand up to the pressure though with a defense of Linux. But I couldn't think of anything to say. Windows could play the game better. There's no way to defend that.

That was Ubuntu though. Now my dual boot is Windows XP and Gentoo. I tried compiling my own kernel, but I get a kernel panic. I must have missed a kernel module I needed or something.

Oh well. I'm building my own computer! Did the research on every part myself and it's all being shipped right now. I'll probably do another dual boot on that one, and this time my kernel will work because I'll understand the computer's hardware as well as its software.

Anyway, I will refer this article to my friend in any future windows vs linux debates. It's just fun like that. Just like building your own computer is fun as well.

I've broken my Ubuntu and fixed it on three or four occasions. Nothing more satisfying than knowing you fixed your own system.

That is very nice article.This provides very good ...

2008-05-08T07:04:00.000+02:00

That is very nice article.This provides very good information about linux.Sometimes we loss our linux data because deleted accidentally or due to software malfunction or virus attack and you can’t access the particular file. I have linux data recovery software that provides easy and powerful data recovery solutions.

you know the funny thing is im a non linuxer... ye...

2008-05-02T14:13:00.000+02:00

you know the funny thing is im a non linuxer... yet since ubuntu came out i cant get my mind off getting my hands on it. in my opinion the reason people don't readily switch to linux can be related to the facts spread about it just as much as to what it actually is. people are afraid of change and when they hear that lunx is all about change they just seem to shy away from it. i get it from a lot of people.. why dont you use linux i ask.. because theres too much to learn..
if they do dig into windows they'll find that what is there to be learned in linux is simply there in windows as well.. the OS fundamentals remain the same. just the way to get there is a little different. people are simply lazy to get out there and i think its safe to blame Windows for that as well(i just had to do that :P)
in my case i don't have Ubuntu simply because i have been sharing my pc with my sister who is getting married and heading out in a few months which means i'll be having the entire PC to myself. time for a format and a new OS.. :)

Conceptual Integrity. It does what you expect, the...

2008-04-19T19:47:00.000+02:00

Conceptual Integrity. It does what you expect, the way you expect it to.

You are sooooo right :)

2008-04-16T18:07:00.000+02:00

You are sooooo right :)

Excellent. Translated into russian

2008-04-13T12:39:00.000+02:00

Excellent. Translated into russian

Ever tried stopping a process in Windows and the O...

2008-04-09T12:26:00.000+02:00

Ever tried stopping a process in Windows and the OS wouldn't let you?

Hell yeah! But I've also run into that problem a lot on Linux, but of course less frequently (although not a lot less).

Amen to what you said about using the command-line though. Boy is it ever fun! And to automate tiresome processess with bash scripts!

[ $bashScripting = "rules" ] && echo "Hell yeah it rules! || echo "You're dead to me."

:D

So true. When I screw something up, it pisses me ...

2008-04-07T02:42:00.000+02:00

So true. When I screw something up, it pisses me off but it's still the most fun I ever have with my computer. Errors in Windows make me feel emasculated, errors involving unix-based systems are more adventurous and let me be my computer's hero.
I also love to oogle the zoo of different distros being developed for different reasons. I like the idea of OS diversity. Shouldn't there be different operating systems for different uses and different people? I love seeing Linux for pen drives, Linux to mimic Windows, Linux to learn, Linux for "usability."(as defined by that particular team) Keep em coming, I say.

I like FreeBSD, use it everywhere and my laptop us...

2008-03-27T00:13:00.000+01:00

I like FreeBSD, use it everywhere and my laptop uses PCBSD the nearest thing to a Linux-like ready-to-run 'distro' for FreeBSD. Give PCBSD a try, folks!

I myself enjoy tinking with linux, i am still very...

2008-03-26T04:01:00.000+01:00

I myself enjoy tinking with linux, i am still very much a noob and have became very interested in the chmod and chown commands which i used at one point to kill the system by changing owners ship of a few core files :p. Orignially though i got into linux because there was free and secure distros and am currently focusing on Kubuntu.

Unfortuantely I can't go full linux yet as i still need windows to run 3Ds Max 8 and adobe photoshop CS3. Those i can't seek alternatives to seeing as my current classes in college focus specificaly on them. Be co0l if Cedega 6.0 or wine could run them. (not sure with Cedega yet but wine don't currently.).

I could not agree more, an excellent article. Lin...

2008-03-26T03:26:00.000+01:00

I could not agree more, an excellent article. Linux IS fun, I tinker with it just like I used to do with my old jalopy in college (unfortunately we can't do that with our "modern" autos, maybe we need a linux based car next!). Thanks for the good read . ;-) Bob

Tell it, brother ! :D

2008-03-24T22:58:00.000+01:00

Tell it, brother !
:D

/standing ovationThey say the console is not GUI, ...

2008-03-22T06:50:00.000+01:00

/standing ovation

They say the console is not GUI, but what do I see? That window bar right there: "
"jeff@~/".

Console = Power = Fun

If everobody will use Linux some will switch to op...

2008-03-21T23:26:00.000+01:00

If everobody will use Linux some will switch to open-sourced Windows... ;)

All I can say is CHEERS!

2008-03-20T05:28:00.000+01:00

All I can say is CHEERS!

I'm a Danish woman of nearly 68- years old and I u...

2008-03-19T17:15:00.000+01:00

I'm a Danish woman of nearly 68
- years old and I use Linux. No geek or nerd but I just love it. The Evolution is a much better mail system than Microsoft and the Mozilla is also better.

Another wonderful thing is, that it is so much faster when opening my pc. Microsoft just takes forever. The picture program Gimp is very simple to use.

Have a happy Easter.

Leila

>>We use Linux because we fucks!fixed

2008-03-19T12:01:00.000+01:00

>>We use Linux because we fucks!
fixed

>>We use Linux because we fucks!fixed

2008-03-19T12:00:00.000+01:00

>>We use Linux because we fucks!
fixed

What % of posters here did so from a linux box?Thi...

2008-03-19T10:40:00.000+01:00

What % of posters here did so from a linux box?

This is the only question where you can hope to get an reproducible answer here. Ask Vlad if he can send you the server logfiles. Then chart them and post your outcomings here to discuss.

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