My dump of Windows came when they decided that I could not use my copy of Windows on my other computers - one in my daughter's room, another in my son's room, and the one in the living area. Really? You are going to tell me how I can or can't use something I bought ?! OK... take it, turn it sideways, and shove it.
And then you are going to obsolete the OS every year or so? NO.

That would be my reason #1. For #2, I would say the incredible benefit of having repositories full of programs to use that are virus-free and compatible with the installed system is something that Windows users should be made aware of. The Windows scenario of scouring the internet for "freeware" or "shareware" or paid programs to do necessary things is incredibly unacceptable when compared to the linux formula.

Linux distros like debian, slackware, redhat, Ubuntu LTS are extremely stable. when windows 8 came out it was unusable in my system , it used to crash every time , but when debian stable came out it was rock solid ,no crash nothing ,everything work as expected.
But in windows side the same problem happen when windows 10 came out, unstable .A new windows release only gets stable after atlease 10-20 update , but a distro like deian and slackware are stable from the day they are released.

I dont want new bleeding edge software , i need a stable system to do my work without worrying about when the system is going to crash.
I love linux because of its stability and openness , windows can never take that place on my system.

Linux can be used as a desktop just as well as windows and macs. There are some stuff linux can't do, but the sane can be said for windows and macs as well. The more you use linux, the better you get at it.

If you want to edit video and make DVDs without buying software. The latest Mac OS X (El Capitan‎) does not include iMovie or iDVD. A lot of customers are NOT HAPPY.

You kids get off my lawn!

"A Mac user" is already using Unix, and a very stable and well-supported Unix, at that. As a Mac user as well as a Linux user, I don't think that I would recommend abandoning the OS/X platform for desktop use.

At the same time, I am hip-waders deep in a project that is moving from an Apple XServe platform to cloud Linux. Apple no longer produces XServe because, as "the Steve (RIP)" decided, "they didn't sell," and that's that.

New member, three posts, all replies to three different threads, consecutive days within same 1 hour time window, identical comment each time...


I think I see a pattern here...

* Irate gardener texting over lunch break?
* Linux based lawn-mower bot?
* A message from the home for grumpy old Unix admins?

That's just weird, Dave!

If other than a bot, please introduce yourself, and welcome to LQ!

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Yeah I just noticed that. Was wondering if he could make it to senior member with only one post prose.

Have to admit, he's 1/2 on with those.

And may I just add:

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HAHA! I had the same thought, exactly!

Maybe there is just an echo here in the rec room at break time!

Having a ball on my Chromebook today. Watching "Dead Pool" while in the waiting room. The person sitting next to me put down their phone and is gazing intently at my screen (I am using my earplugs for sound).

Hmmmm....
Sorry I just couldn't resist!

A proprietary mac u$er (no pun$!)