Your thoughts on Linux

[Invicta]

None of the buttons (multimedia keys) and there was something else, but I don't remember now.

Oh, ok, you are talking about the laptop that only came with Linux right? I thought you were saying "a lot of thing in Windows 7 don't work" which seemed kind of harsh.

[oaklander]

Dual boot system now. Have used Ubuntu off and on for a long time. Starting to like it even more for doing web stuff - really fast and stable.

[locosway]

None of the buttons (multimedia keys) and there was something else, but I don't remember now.

[Invicta]

Nope, a lot of things don't work even with Windows 7. I was running Windows 7 when I was still playing WoW, it's a nice OS, but just doesn't do it for me.

Can you clarify the "a lot of things don't work" statement?

[locosway]

Nope, a lot of things don't work even with Windows 7. I was running Windows 7 when I was still playing WoW, it's a nice OS, but just doesn't do it for me.

[JDay]

Dell XPS M1530, it was designed for Ubuntu 9.04 and came with no Windows license. Dell has no drivers for Windows for my laptop. However, everything works with Linux.

I bet if you install Windows 7 on it that all drivers will be automatically installed. The only reason Dell doesn't supply Windows drivers is because Windows is not an option on that model. They do that to save money instead of having to pay someone to keep a Windows support page updated.

In fact people have done just that, the only thing you have to do is download the latest Nvidia video drivers from the Nvidia site.

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/p/19279095/19500170.aspx

[locosway]

Dell XPS M1530, it was designed for Ubuntu 9.04 and came with no Windows license. Dell has no drivers for Windows for my laptop. However, everything works with Linux.

[JDay]

Linux is great if you know what you're doing. If you dont, which you dont otherwise you wouldnt have made this thread ( ) stick to windows or the BSD mac base

You've obviously never used Ubuntu.

[JDay]

Funny, there are no Windows drivers for my laptop, only Linux drivers. So, I guess my situation is a little different.

I find that hard to believe, what laptop is this?

[Deadbolt]

Linux is great if you know what you're doing. If you dont, which you dont otherwise you wouldnt have made this thread ( ) stick to windows or the BSD mac base

[locosway]

Depends on what the use is. Has some good applications in the enterprise. I like it when it is bundled up in an appliance or used for a specific function. I don't like it as a general purpose OS. Windows 7 does the job quite well and when you factor in application compatibility plus the concept of plug and play, well then......

That said, I hope it continues to grow and challenge Windows. Competition will bring about better systems and new innovations.

Funny, there are no Windows drivers for my laptop, only Linux drivers. So, I guess my situation is a little different.

[Invicta]

Well, I've been using Linux at home for 10 years now. Because of my playing with Linux early on I've held several nice paying jobs supporting the Linux OS. I must say, I'm very fond of the Linux OS as a whole and have converted a few family members over to it.

So, what do you think of Linux?

Depends on what the use is. Has some good applications in the enterprise. I like it when it is bundled up in an appliance or used for a specific function. I don't like it as a general purpose OS. Windows 7 does the job quite well and when you factor in application compatibility plus the concept of plug and play, well then......

That said, I hope it continues to grow and challenge Windows. Competition will bring about better systems and new innovations.

[Al Norris]

I have 3 computers at my house. None have any microsoft related software. Haven't had any since 2005.

While suse 11.2 is the main OS used, I am currently experimenting with the latest ubuntu. I rather like it. My wife still prefers suse/KDE (her prior computer was an XP box). So I understand her reluctance to shift to gnome.

Regardless, it has just been easier to maintain our computers with linux than with anything I have experienced with MS.

[P1X4R]

i'm finally upgrading my old Linux workstation of 8 years. it has served my purposes extremely well.

cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Linux release 9 (Shrike)

i downloaded Fedora Core 13 so i'll be up to date on packages/libraries. can't wait. should be fun.

[ocabj]

Without giving out detailed information on our infrastructure, I can tell you that while we abhor deploying Windows as a server platform, we have been 'forced' to for specific situations due to application requirements for other departments on campus.

Though our policy is to not run Windows on baremetal servers, and favor virtualization.

Most of our infrastructure is Unix (not Linux).