In light of the Windows 7/Microsoft direction, it is time to start looking for alternatives. I have Ubuntu, but it seems painful. Is PC BSD different? I am downloading the ISO file, and will install within a virtual window. It claims to run Windows applications via WINE. I have seen some Linux desktops, and are impressive. With Microsoft going into stupidware, it is time to look for another OS....
Not sure about PC BSD but other free Unix distros I've used can be pretty geeky. You may have to spend some time tracking down the drivers you need for stuff like your graphics and networking hardware. Expect to have to compile a lot of stuff from source code. Personally, I used to find it fun to play with but would turn to my Mac with OS X (which is based on a POSIX-compliant Unix undercarriage) when I really needed to get work done. YMMV, of course.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
I like Winders 7. :stirpot:
"Where would we be without the agitators of the world to attach the electrodes
of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance?" ~ Professor "Dick" Soloman
Me too. :stirpot::stirpot:Originally Posted by WØTKX
Forget it, it errored istalling under VMware - no close to be ready for prime time...
Windows 7 may be pretty and amusing, but functionally poor
Guess you'll have to write your own OS, Paul.
As I said elsewhere on this forum, Windows 7 may be an improvement over Vista but that's like saying waterboarding is an improvement over drowning. It's true as far as it goes but it's a small comfort to the person undergoing the torture.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
What about Ubuntu is "painful"? From my experience, its about as un-painful as OS's go (With a few exceptions, such as Xastir and soundmodem being "less than good to go").
you can install wine in ubuntu also..
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