Because Shiny Things Are Fun - The New New Windows v Linux Thread

Originally Posted by tiredofbilkyyaforallican Well I am sorry you believe windoze to be a good OS. I'll stick to my preferences and leave microslop where it belongs ...IN THE TRASH!

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh ...

BOO-ya!!!

Schlap!

Originally Posted by tiredofbilkyyaforallican Well I am sorry you believe windoze to be a good OS. I'll stick to my preferences and leave microslop where it belongs ...IN THE TRASH!

Don't get me wrong, I like linux and think that it is better than microsoft. However, microsoft has its place as well.

Originally Posted by Nbiser Don't get me wrong, I like linux and think that it is better than microsoft. However, microsoft has its place as well.

YUP right in the trash bin

Just remember those that can, use *Nix, those that cant wish they could use windoze.

I've just read that MS's Surface Pro 64GB will only have 23GB usable storage. WTF??????

Originally Posted by tiredofbilkyyaforallican Just remember those that can, use *Nix, those that cant wish they could use windoze.

Funny that, I can use Linux and I am still using Windows for some purposes.

I think I have to repeat myself:

Sometimes I think that Linux zealots talking nonsense are much more harmful for the Linux world than bad application development for the Windows world.

IMHO, you, Sir, are harmful to the open source and Linux environment with your zealotry and, even worse, you make yourself look like a mindless fanboy.
Maybe you should try to become a Linux proponent instead of a Linux zealot, you know, with real arguments, not childish malapropisms like "windoze" and "microslop" and such things. People tend to give more credibility to people with reasonable arguments than to people that can only answer with zealotry.

Originally Posted by tiredofbilkyyaforallican Just remember those that can, use *Nix, those that cant wish they could use windoze.

I get it, maybe you just have to be old or (???) to still want\(more likely)have to use indiw$!?. They still make me at $chool.
In my humble opinion zealots can rock as much as a proponents. Any vs any can find crusaders and f billdow$.

FREEDOM!

I think the "microslop windoze" type of Linux zealot is, most likely, someone who wants to be a Linux-only user, but still has to use Windows a lot, either because they are forced to, or because they lack the skills to make Linux do something that they need it to. (That, or they are 12.)

Once you pass the threshold where you can use Linux all of the time, the bitterness fades away pretty quickly.

If you are truly valuable at work, your boss will not bat an eye when you inform them that you will no longer be using Windows. (There are undoubtedly some exceptions to this, so please don't take offense if you are one of them.) This will especially be true if you aren't demanding "help" from IT in overcoming any barriers to your Linux machine operating on the network in all the ways your Windows machine did.

At school I use my laptop as much as possible...

I see the same problem with windows as the world we're all in it for ourselves and its money I see as wasted on what could be educating the other 2/3rds of the planet (especially now).

Should education be free (-taxs)(like publicly (here) for kids) like Linux or should ms charge?

I use linux, Android and freebsd exclusively. Since I dropped windows a long time ago I have done pretty much everything in linux from basic to advance tasks. I do agree zealousy in any OS is childish. But hey, everyone has a little zealousy towards their favorite OS. It only becomes childish and unprofessional if done continuously and over the top.

My only about windows is I don't like using it.

Linux rules !!!

I have not used windows in this house for nearly 5 years except to look out at the beautiful scenery. That being said My wife and I have no use for microslop or any of their virus laden programs, we generally use either Mint(Hers) or when I'm at work I do use a 2006 Macbook pro. otherwise I am generally using my trusty old Redhat box. If Microslop were to make a decent operating system I might consider using it. But they haven't since DOS so in closing I will just say if you don't like what I write about M$ then by all means just ignore it . OTHERWISE bite it and lay out the cash for inferior products!!

Originally Posted by tiredofbilkyyaforallican I have not used windows in this house for nearly 5 years except to look out at the beautiful scenery. That being said My wife and I have no use for microslop or any of their virus laden programs, we generally use either Mint(Hers) or when I'm at work I do use a 2006 Macbook pro. otherwise I am generally using my trusty old Redhat box. If Microslop were to make a decent operating system I might consider using it. But they haven't since DOS so in closing I will just say if you don't like what I write about M$ then by all means just ignore it . OTHERWISE bite it and lay out the cash for inferior products!!

I have never bought M$. I seriously doubt I ever will either. It's not worth the CD/DVD they put it on. I built my first computer in about 2003 and I put Mandrake on it. After I got tired of Mandrake, which didn't take to long, I installed Gentoo Linux and have been very happy with Linux ever since. My ex had XP. When her laptop broke, she had to use my coputer for a while. I think it grew on her but since she wasn't literate about installing OSs, even M$, she stuck with it. Of course, she had to deal with anti-virus, frequent reboots and all the other issues that I never had.

So, +1. I not only prefer Linux but I demand it on my computers. I'm M$ free and have no plans to downgrade my OS.

Originally Posted by tiredofbilkyyaforallican I have not used windows in this house for nearly 5 years

So may I assume that you never used Vista or 7? I don't think I have to ask for Windows 8. So your views of the operating system Windows are based on a 12 years old version? Wow, that is like a Windows user basing his views of Linux on Red Hat 7.1 or Suse Linux 7.3. So basically your views on the bugginess and quality of modern Windows systems are irrelevant, just because you don't know what you speak of. Nice that you at least admit that.

12 year old systems???? Vista was around when I lost any confidence in microslop. I have tried vista which made me thankful for Linux Mint 6 I think it was, bought a computer just after win7 came out and dumped the OS as soon as I was able to hook it up in the Staples store and eliminate it with Mint 9 beta. I have had the unfortunate experience from time to time to work with that other non-operating system, usually when friends can't figure out what happened to their " great" win 7 boxes. Under normal circumstances I just get into it ,clean a few files and the registry and send them on their merry way until something else causes it to crash. Then I will use puppy or some other light distro to back up their files and do a fresh install of that POS they can't seem to live without. As for 8 you are joking right? that is an operating system reminiscent of my andriod phone not too impressive in my opinion.

Originally Posted by tiredofbilkyyaforallican 12 year old systems????

Yes, XP was released 2001, roughly at the same time as Suse 7.3 and Red Hat 7.1.

Vista was around when I lost any confidence in microslop. I have tried vista which made me thankful for Linux Mint 6 I think it was, bought a computer just after win7 came out and dumped the OS as soon as I was able to hook it up in the Staples store and eliminate it with Mint 9 beta. I have had the unfortunate experience from time to time to work with that other non-operating system, usually when friends can't figure out what happened to their " great" win 7 boxes. Under normal circumstances I just get into it ,clean a few files and the registry and send them on their merry way until something else causes it to crash. Then I will use puppy or some other light distro to back up their files and do a fresh install of that POS they can't seem to live without.

So you actually have no real experience how to correctly setup a modern version of Windows and have never used it for more than a few hours, but feel entitled to have an opinion about it and its quality?

As for 8 you are joking right? that is an operating system reminiscent of my andriod phone not too impressive in my opinion.

So I may assume that you have not tried it and your opinion about Windows 8 is based on hearsay instead of experience?

I don't think that I have to say more about that.