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Old 07-09-2015, 12:53 PM   #76
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I agree that this thread has gone off topic. So please get this thread back on topic for; 'Who here is running Linux only?'

No more Microsoft posts within. If you desire to continue your Microsoft discussion then either PM each other or use Because Shiny Things Are Fun - The New New Windows v Linux Thread in <General>.

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Old 07-09-2015, 12:53 PM   #77
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How has a discussion about "Who here is running Linux only?" turned into a debate about Windows?

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Sorry, yes, largely straying off topic. I suppose it illustrates the reasons why people want to stop running Windows.
 
Old 07-09-2015, 01:53 PM   #78
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It is nice running linux only. I only suspend now. It's pleasant to run uptime and see something like
Code:
... up 97 days ... (since last powerout)
yet, everything is updated and running smoothly.
Plus LM 17.2 is quite fun. Everything works quick.. and stays running quick.

I don't have that "oh man, I'm going to need to reboot into windows" dread since I can do everything I need here.
 
Old 07-12-2015, 01:24 PM   #79
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I've had only brief lapses into other operating systems since about 2007. It's funny how things have developed over time - the free software ideology drew me in, and now the comfortable environment and constant opportunities to learn keep me hooked. For just about anything I would ever use a computer for, GNU/Linux and all software available for it are more than enough.
 
Old 07-15-2015, 03:33 PM   #80
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I use LINUX only...the best operating system in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Old 07-19-2015, 07:28 PM   #81
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I use LINUX only...the best operating system in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes I agree. However I have used BeOS and OS/2 before jumping to Linux. I'll doubt that I will even try or use another OS anytime soon.
 
Old 07-20-2015, 05:52 AM   #82
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BeOS was better in every way to anything it was contemporary with.
 
Old 07-22-2015, 02:05 AM   #83
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BeOS was better in every way to anything it was contemporary with.
After using Linux for over a Decade now, I believe that BeOS should have been multi user from the start. And the bigest issue I had was that there were few games for it. So I had to boot into Windows for playing games.

Too bad Sony didn't anything with BeOS after they bought it. And they had far more resouces then Be INC did. So they could have done some something with it.

After OS/2 and BeOS died, I deciced that no more Proprietary none MS operat systems. So I went to FOSS OSs and got hook on Linux. And Linux is still around.

If memory serves didn't someone tryed to port BeOS APIs to Linux?
 
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After using Linux for over a Decade now, I believe that BeOS should have been multi user from the start. And the bigest issue I had was that there were few games for it. So I had to boot into Windows for playing games.

Too bad Sony didn't anything with BeOS after they bought it. And they had far more resouces then Be INC did. So they could have done some something with it.

After OS/2 and BeOS died, I deciced that no more Proprietary none MS operat systems. So I went to FOSS OSs and got hook on Linux. And Linux is still around.

If memory serves didn't someone tryed to port BeOS APIs to Linux?
Haiku??
 
Old 07-22-2015, 04:29 AM   #85
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I do. I think. At home at least. Though I have installed FreeBSD but never really came to test it. At work I must use win7. So do I count?

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Old 07-22-2015, 04:36 AM   #86
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Who else has ditched Windows? any pitfalls?
PDF annotation is ..troublesome. Basically the only application that can do it well is Okular, a is fullblown KDE-lib app -- which means either you are KDE-stuck or you download ~250MB of dependencies.

Plus, there is no foobar2000.

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How has a discussion about "Who here is running Linux only?" turned into a debate about Windows?
Every 'running Linux only' debate is inherently about Windows.
How has a discussion about "Who here is running Linux only?" turned into a debate about BeOS?
 
Old 07-22-2015, 06:09 AM   #87
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Every 'running Linux only' debate is inherently about Windows.
That because we are covering any issues that may arise from ditching Windows, and how to work around them.

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How has a discussion about "Who here is running Linux only?" turned into a debate about BeOS?
I menten that I have used OS/2 and BeOS before I switched to Linux. In fact both of them going belly up has cause me to migrate to Linux. At the time I decided never again to use proprietary OSs other then Windows(because I had to).
 
Old 07-28-2015, 07:19 AM   #88
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I haven't used windows on my personal machines in years. Have a work owned windows 7 machine but they have to support/re-image it.
Wife has 8.1 and its completely unuseable, she hates her laptop and uses her phone for most things now.
Kids have windows xp laptops.
 
Old 07-28-2015, 07:30 AM   #89
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I run openSUSE on my netbook / laptop with no problem. Mint, Ubuntu and others in earlier trials dito. Why do you expose your family to inferior systems?
 
Old 07-28-2015, 07:49 AM   #90
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They don't want to switch
though I do have my son's new pc running linux only. he asks for windows every time he sees an ad for a windows game though but he also requests an ipad every time he sees one of those apple exclusive apps. I tell him its the same thing there, we can afford a tablet for each person in the house or we can buy one ipad that everyone has to share, same with windows, we can buy a copy or windows or enough parts to build another pc.
 
  


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