Mercury305...
For one to learn, one must also unlearn what they have learned. That is the path to greater wisdom and deeper understanding. |
It's not really your fault Mercury305. People in the Slackware forum are very sensitive to negative criticism of Slackware, and rightfully so. I don't see any problem in comparing distros as long as it is done in a civilized manner.
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Linux is like ice cream and distributions are like flavors. You can try them all, but in the end, you always come back to the basic of basics to your tastes, like for me vanilla bean which I compare to Slackware Linux. It's simple, tastes good, and you can add to it however you like.
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My girlfriend uses Slackware (and Mercury for IM), and she would certainly punish me if I tried other women :D. My mother uses Slackware and thinks Slackware is easier to use than Wind0ws.
Slackware does have a religion, which is the Church of the SubGenius, with about 10,000 members. I personally am not a member, but I do share most of their ideas about the slack. |
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So at this point, yea I love my Vanilla, but I also enjoy an IceCream Sandwich too. |
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I agree Merc. Sometimes you need a distribution to use for a practical purpose designed around ease of use rather than just simplification and administration. This is what makes Linux an operating system that not only is well rounded, but well founded.
Each distribution can cater to whatever is needed. For my personal PC and daily usage I do boot between Windows 7 x64 Ultimate and Slackware64 Current, but on my laptop I use PC-BSD 9.0 and Gentoo 12.1 because each system has strengths and weaknesses each system can capitalize upon for the usages. I also even keep a up-to-date copy of BitDefender Rescue Disk to use as a Live Disk and Rescue Disk for emergency purposes. I will say that I've made calculations against how well Linux systems have evolved over the last few years and I can say that with as many companies now contributing to Linux as they are and being more open with architectures, Linux based systems may very well develop into something that OEMs will take notice of and be willing to push as alternative systems to Windows by the next decade. I dare say that we could see Ubuntu (or a derivative) being marketed on OEM branded PCs due to the radical design changes Windows has subjected itself to that has abruptly decreased productivity, and not just for the Corporate/Office sector, but for Home users as well. |
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Main reason is because Linux is GNU + Open Source, hence, the more people that contribute accelerate its progress significantly which gives a very comparative advantage over the outdated Microsoft. We might start seeing some real good games and 3d effects, multimedia etc. soon targeting Linux. I think Linux will soon kill the rest of the market because of the GNU licencing alone. (BSD's downfall imo). The reason people choose Mac and Win now is because its easy to use. Ubuntu is filling up that GAP rapidly. If Ubuntu gets easy enough to use for the Masses, why won't they switch to a free OS? |
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