[QUOTE=mohtech] thax i wuld like to use linux but im a cad operator so things like auto cad needs to work and as my net can keep my other pc (this one) on windows but what abot games i love c&c things like that i woul like to keep on linux how abut sli graphics will it work on linux

[QUOTE=Juvencio]If you have Windows software you simply must have, set up a dual boot system, at least until you learn more about Linux.

Distro hopping won't help you. Pick a distro and learn how to use it.

[QUOTE=masonm]
I agree. It took me about a year to really understand Gentoo. Now, I can get about anything I want installed even if I have to unmask or keyword the package. It takes a while to learn any OS including windoze.

Don't ask me how long it took me to learn my old Vic-20.

[QUOTE=masonm]Agree with the first point. But different distros suit different people, with a bit of distro-hopping you can find the one that fits. With me it's Slackware.

[QUOTE=brianL]Granted, but one must first learn some basics before they can even know if a distro will meet their needs or not. Distro hopping in the beginning is a total waste of time as they will never learn anything.

[quote=what is that ... ??]

i think you can still stay with a distro forever(really forever) while hoping around with other distros seriously(but its an effert you made seriously) ...


//probably only some people can do that as i'm not sure how this will affect and confuse things ...


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That's a good point. Without knowing the basics, you will probably not learn much at all by hopping around different distributions - that would only confuse you further.

I have been working with Linux SuSE for several years and I can do all I need to. But ... to get multimedia running there is always that license thingie. Yes I can watch YouTube, but to play WMV, AVI, MP3 & stuff, ... sighhh ...

>> "Yes I can watch YouTube, but to play WMV, AVI, MP3 & stuff, ... sighhh ..."

a bit funny isnt it ... ?? ^_^


//i thought youtube things are suppose to be worser ...

//can try convert sounds to flac or ogg ...


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too true, i use suse too,

its a bit stupid taht the licences stop them having mp3 support fy default...


fortunatly there is a decent sticky here in teh suse forum with a howto on getting it working

It doesn't really. mp3 decoding is allowed. It's the encoding which is a problem.

I have a feeling that the distros which don't come with a working mp3 player are designed that way out of principle, since there is no legal reason to not include it.

It is difficult to let windows away of our lives. The problem of all this is that the market and almost 90% of the hardware developers don't care about giving support for Linux.
If you want to buy an upgrade for your computer, you have to investigate first if it is compatible with Linux. That really bothers me, if Linux is an operating system as Windows, then why does a Linux user have less oportunities to use new hardware technologies than a Windows user?
If it were for me, I would use Linux all my life, but unfortunately I still have to use Windows for some work and for making some tunning to my motorola phone (which has poor support in Linux BTW).

I am currently dual booting between windows XP and Suse 10.2. Have tried different distros over the past couple of years. I've had suse on my machine for 4 months now which s the longest time I've had a linux distro on my machine. I would have to say linux has made alot of progress for me to stick with it this long. I even upgraded my hard drives to a larger size to play around with linux and do some experimenting.

I could run only linux and get rid of windows, but I'm just not ready to do that just yet. So far I've been able to do most everything I do in windows in linux, but I'm still experimenting. Besides the basic stuff, I'm a gamer and have got quite a few games to work, but there is still no support for some games. I have mythtv installed and plan to see how well I can record and burn to dvd. Support for video conference using a web cam is lacking in linux, but managed to get a couple of programs working.

I will say its been a challenge, but its been interesting and fun. On the same note, its not for everybody. I will not go into detail on that comment ( its not for everybody) because it will open up a whole can of worms, and I really don't want to get into the whole, which operating system is better or various people jumping in the thread bashing each other.

i will i like window,but i willuse linux in ubuntu,in window,i want to connect network for linux but i do not.help me!!!

The Linux Beta of Skype is nice, now if I could only find myself a good notebook webcam that would work in Linux....

Still haven't managed to get videos on the iPod, but aside from that I've got such a sweet setup, even got a PSX emulator so I don't have to lug a playstation around with me to play video games. The PS2 emulator is unfortunately far too slow to be playable on my laptop.
GRR at hardware companies for not giving us drivers. And to think how many loitech products I've bought in the past.