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considering switching from PC to a Mac
est:
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you've been doing that a bit lately. can you please just put everything into the one post?
edscoble:
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--- Quote from: est ---also: if anyone turns this into a Mac vs PC flamewar instead of being helpful i'm just gonna delete their posts or something. every time this topic comes up people try to start shit. it gets old quickly.
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linux is not worth the hassle if you just want an easy system to run like Windows or OS X.
Linux being user friendly is a myth, sure it's free and very customisable, it's the 'customisable' the problem.
My Linux box run flawless if you don't touch the CD-ROM
My new Linux is brilliant, just don't click on the log-out button
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I don't know what distrubition you are using, but I am pretty sure, that you, sir, dont have a clue, what you are talking about.
There is no problem if you know what you are doing, but that also applies to Windows and any other OS on this planet.
I haven't seen much of Mac OS X, but what I've seen makes it certainly a better choice than Windows (except for the gaming).
Personally I am using Gentoo Linux for everything except gaming and I just love it. I'd like to try a Mac at some point because of Mac OS X (preferably on a Laptop), because you get a system that's easy to use and secure but also has a decent command shell. From what I've heard so far the Intel Macs seem to be the better choice.
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well, put it this way, out-of-the-box Windows and Mac are generally idea, Linux is more of an alternated than a replacement, and I have used Linux, from Ubuntu, MkLinux to Yellow Dog, clearly it's idea for professional used, not consumer.
the uni server here are a mixed of Linux and Windows 2003.
torg:
There are a lot of distributions that work perfectly out-of-the-box, some are even easier to install and work better than Windows XP. it all depends (like for windows) on the hardware you're using. So please don't make generalisations. Especially as there are people that started with Linux and find Windows XP to be horribly user-unfriendly. You're making generalisations that based completely on your personal experiences and I doubt that you are qualified to judge ALL distributions with their various window managers, configurations and package management sytems.
And btw. minignome asked for opinions about Macs, so you are way off topic...
edscoble:
--- Quote from: torg ---There are a lot of distributions that work perfectly out-of-the-box, some are even easier to install and work better than Windows XP. it all depends (like for windows) on the hardware you're using. So please don't make generalisations. Especially as there are people that started with Linux and find Windows XP to be horribly user-unfriendly. You're making generalisations that based completely on your personal experiences and I doubt that you are qualified to judge ALL distributions with their various window managers, configurations and package management sytems.
And btw. minignome asked for opinions about Macs, so you are way off topic...
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generalised? well right now the most user-friendly are in fact Windows and OS X, I'm not loyal to an OS like some people (especially the Mac people), what I know is the Macintosh and Windows are both awfully familiar (since they're both literally from Xerox).
A lots of regular people using computers nowadays have been at it for quite a while on Windows, they have a basic understanding of how things work, regular people do not know what it's mean to 'mount a drive' etc. as they shouldn't have to, they don't want to learn what 'home' mean in Linux and how it's differ 'My Documents'
when they met with a choice between Helix Player, CD Player, and Music Player? Does the Music Player not understand CDs? What does "Helix" mean?
it's more of an alternated than an replacement, user friendly? I put linux in my grandfather's PC and he's clearly puzzle and dislike the fact he have to 'unlearn' a lots of thing just to mess with Linux.
While Linux is perfect for running server and such, for a professional choice, Linux is the answer if you want a system to run the exact way you want it to, I have a Linux server, it's perfect for both OS (Windows and Mac) compatibility, but user-friendly? kinda a myth mate.
Valrus:
Guys c'mon, they said don't turn it into a windows vs mac flame war and instead you turn it into a war that's not even related to the original topic?
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