which OS do you like most ?

TobiSGD · 07-18-2011, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by dEnDrOn

why is "Did you find this post helpful? Yes | No" not visible in this thread ?

Because this thread is in a general forum, you will not find that here.

-demo- · 07-18-2011, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SigTerm

"Where" is it exactly? Userspace programs can't call interrupts, NTVDM emulates them. For most practical purposes int21 doesn't exist since win2k.

The older versions of NT didn't give driect access to the hardware either.

dEnDrOn · 07-18-2011, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Because this thread is in a general forum, you will not find that here.

yeah...i recall that now...
in general forum,post are not counted and reputations are disabled.
thanks !

Arcane · 07-18-2011, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sumguy

Cost has nothing to do with it. You could say "What is your favorite mode of transportation?" and then say if someone chose "walking" that it would be because it is free, whereas it costs money to drive.{...}

Oh yes it does when it comes to hate not choice..you can choose whatever you want but face fact - if Windows had free version or wasn't popular(second reason why it is hated) plenty of Linux hardcore fans would use it at least in dual-boot mode. Wrong example too. Speaking about walking and driving you forget some important details:
- Walking on foot and driving car has same goal - get from point A to point B and yes having car is better suited for this task if road is long and it gives comfort(just sit and enjoy music). Walking is better in park or when need breathe fresh air or similar tasks but for long journey or fast travel? Not in this life..
- If you don't have car you don't have it and can't have it + if you decide to steal you be very fast catched but when you speak about OS you already have hardware for it so you don't need steal it and when you decide about software again it is easy to get one and use from internet.
Conclusion: Stop comparing different things since they don't share properties.

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Originally Posted by b0uncer

There's nothing "unfair" in that; the question, as I understand it, is simply about which one of them you like the most, not whether or not you can afford to use or even buy one. A person might think a skyscraper penthouse was "the best home", even if that person couldn't reasonably afford one

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Again..if you live in enough good house and surroundings it may be true but try asking this to bum or poor people or people with specific taste..i think answer is obvious..some stuff that costs actually is better in task when compared to same stuff for less money.
Conclusion: Don't say "Piece of cake!" before jump from one edge to other where big fall is between them.

baldy3105 · 07-18-2011, 12:52 PM

Windows does have a free version doesn't it? I've always been able to find one. Even given that and the fact that windows came bundled with my laptop, I still don't use it anymore.

Linux is best IMO

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Originally Posted by Arcane

Oh yes it does when it comes to hate not choice..you can choose whatever you want but face fact - if Windows had free version or wasn't popular(second reason why it is hated) plenty of Linux hardcore fans would use it at least in dual-boot mode. Wrong example too. Speaking about walking and driving you forget some important details:
- Walking on foot and driving car has same goal - get from point A to point B and yes having car is better suited for this task if road is long and it gives comfort(just sit and enjoy music). Walking is better in park or when need breathe fresh air or similar tasks but for long journey or fast travel? Not in this life..
- If you don't have car you don't have it and can't have it + if you decide to steal you be very fast catched but when you speak about OS you already have hardware for it so you don't need steal it and when you decide about software again it is easy to get one and use from internet.
Conclusion: Stop comparing different things since they don't share properties.
Again..if you live in enough good house and surroundings it may be true but try asking this to bum or poor people or people with specific taste..i think answer is obvious..some stuff that costs actually is better in task when compared to same stuff for less money.
Conclusion: Don't say "Piece of cake!" before jump from one edge to other where big fall is between them.

MTK358 · 07-18-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by baldy3105

Windows does have a free version doesn't it? I've always been able to find one.

You're joking, right?

baldy3105 · 07-18-2011, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MTK358

You're joking, right?

Of course that was a joke. I would never encourage anyone to avoid any of the licensing mechanisms that MS employs because that would be against the rules and very naughty.

I would always recommend the dumping of windows and the use of Linux.

TobiSGD · 07-18-2011, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by baldy3105

Windows does have a free version doesn't it?

If you get it with your prebuild one, no, you have paid for it.
If you have pirated it, no, it costs your conscience.

Sumguy · 07-18-2011, 11:24 PM

They could PAY me, and I still wouldn't use Win-D'ohs!

MrCode · 07-18-2011, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by baldy3105

Windows does have a free version doesn't it?

You might say that…

In all seriousness, though, it's nowhere near a drop-in replacement.

frieza · 07-19-2011, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by John VV

none of those are "operating systems "
they are platforms

There is NO OS called "linux"
-- there is RHEL,SELS ,Ubuntu, fedora ...--

There is NO OS called "Microsoft Windows "
-- there is 98, ME,XP,vista,7 ---

There is NO OS called "Mac OS X"

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Originally Posted by -demo-

Actually I disagree because x86, ARM, SPARC, ALPHA are platforms.
Microsoft Windows is a line of Operating Systems. The reason behind this is Win32/64 API has been the same since NT came out. The binary formats, software IRQs, etc have been the same forever.

actually i think you're both wrong
x86, arm, sparc, alpha etc... are ARCHITECTURES
windows, mac os, palm os, etc.. are operating systems
platform if memory serves me is a combination of operating system and architecture such as win32, linux x86_64, 32 bit solaris etc, windows xp arm etc...

and yes there IS an operating system called mac os x

SigTerm · 07-19-2011, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by frieza

actually i think you're both wrong
...
linux x86_64,

Linux is a kernel. OS is GNU/Linux. There's android/Linux, for example - Linux kernel, non-GNU internals, so John VV has a point.