What OS are you running and why?

[rstb88]

This was inspired by the Fail. thread with the Targets window was crashed lol. I noticed a couple of people used Linux which sparked my interest. I'll start.

Ubuntu/Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron LTS
I'm running on an M1330 1.8ghz duo centrino
120gig ssd and 1gig ddr2
I switched to Linux completely less than a month ago because windows vista kept having a fatal error after using windows update. And wouldn't boot I had to reinstall. So I made the switch and I haven't looked back. I don't even miss Maplestory that much anymore. :laugh:

[BailOut]

I also currently run Ubuntu/Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron LTS. I've been using Linux for about 10 years and using it as my sole OS for 8 years. I have never cared for the Mac world and I couldn't wait to get away from the M$ world, and I have never looked back.

I love the freedom, power and control that an Open Source and Unix-derived OS offers.

[Gideon]

Vista Ultimate 64-bit at home.
Vista Business on my laptop.
Windows XP at work.

Need Windows for ActiveSync, for the purposes of Outlook and also Blackberry Desktop manager.

Also occasional gaming on my home computer.

[eTiMaGo]

On my laptop I switch between Ubuntu 8.10 and Vista (on separate HDDs, Linux is installed on a 64GB SSD, Vista came pre-installed), and on my desktop, Vista 64-bit, I know I know... In my defense I have the hardware to back it up (Core2Quad + 4GB RAM FTW), so it does run pretty well. Once I get around to reinstalling everything, though, I'll run Ubuntu on it too :smile:

[BailOut]

Vista Ultimate 64-bit at home.
Vista Business on my laptop.
Windows XP at work.

Need Windows for ActiveSync, for the purposes of Outlook and also Blackberry Desktop manager.

Also occasional gaming on my home computer.
Just an FYI: You don't need Outlook or ActiveSync to use your Blackberry. The Blackberry syncs in Linux to Evolution (a full-featured email client which is also compatible with Exchange, should you need that).

Also, while you can't play every game title in Linux many games run natively, more than that work via WINE and even more than that will play via Cedega (Cedega is a paid service... $45/year or $5 month, which they use to pay for the rights to bypass copy protection on game discs, etc.). For example I am currently playing the latest Guild Wars expansion while my wife has recently returned to WoW for the Lich King expansion. I am also playing through HL2: EP2 when time permits.

[Gideon]

Just an FYI: You don't need Outlook or ActiveSync to use your Blackberry. The Blackberry syncs in Linux to Evolution (a full-featured email client which is also compatible with Exchange, should you need that).

Also, while you can't play every game title in Linux many games run natively, more than that work via WINE and even more than that will play via Cedega (Cedega is a paid service... $45/year or $5 month, which they use to pay for the rights to bypass copy protection on game discs, etc.). For example I am currently playing the latest Guild Wars expansion while my wife has recently returned to WoW for the Lich King expansion. I am also playing through HL2: EP2 when time permits.

My address book, calendar, email etc is with Outlook, I need ActiveSync for my Windows Mobile device I use for work, not for my Blackberry (which I also use for work, but I use the Desktop manager for little things, everything else is through my Enterprise Server at work) Didn't know there was a program like that for Linux though.

I'm aware of the options for gaming though. No native game support in Linux = no Linux for me. I'm not dicking around with WINE or paying for another program that will let me run a game that I can already play on my Windows computer for free.

[Malaya1221]

plan 9, solaris, classic mac and mac os X!

oh and windows xp!:smile:

[Phaeton]

I'm running xp on my home machine, my laptop runs Linux Puppy.

[GeneW]

This was inspired by the Fail. thread with the Targets window was crashed lol. I noticed a couple of people used Linux which sparked my interest. I'll start.

Ubuntu/Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron LTS
I'm running on an M1330 1.8ghz duo centrino
120gig ssd and 1gig ddr2
I switched to Linux completely less than a month ago because windows vista kept having a fatal error after using windows update. And wouldn't boot I had to reinstall. So I made the switch and I haven't looked back. I don't even miss Maplestory that much anymore. :laugh:


I don't think it's a smart idea to discuss what sort of system that we use online.

I have used various forms of Windows, Linux and BSD (OpenBSD) and like them all for various purposes. I use XP pro at work, and we have started using Vista. So far I see no major problems with Vista but have heard that it's a memory hog and resource pig so I won't get it here at home.

Developing software for Unix systems is a PIA. You have to baby sit so damn much that Windows environments take care of naturally. A lot of peripherals will not play nice with Linux, especially "win modems'. In Linux a lot of IDEs are not that sophisticated. OTOH gnu C++ is a top flight compiler and there is a lot out there for "free" today.

My professional stuff at home is Windows based. Gotta have it for compatibility.

I am thinking of putting an OpenBSD box for online work. It's a rough world out here.

Gene

[TEHxFALLEN V1.2]

I'm running Windows XP Professional skinned with WindowsBlinds to mimic Vista. I have used Vista and although it is very simple and easy to use, I decided that I'll sit this one out until Windows comes out with a newer OS.

[fnkngrv]

I have 4 partitions on my laptop...

XP Pro
Server 2003
OpenSuse
Windows 7 Beta Ultimate

[Phaeton]

fnkngrv, Nice avatar.
I played the crap out of that game.

[fnkngrv]

fnkngrv, Nice avatar.
I played the crap out of that game.


thanks...I am thinking about getting it as a tattoo also...I really like the game too...thank god for save slots....I found out about the bounty hunter the hard way and had to backtrack:bs:

[CompanyXPaladin]

On my work computer, I run Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows 7 Beta, dual boot - 2 drives.
On my laptop, I run Windows XP and Ubuntu/Linux 8.1, dual boot - 2 partitions.
On my home desktop, I run Windows Vista 64 bit, Mac OSX 10.5, and Ubuntu/Linux 8.04, triple boot (?) - 3 drives.

I like a little diversity. The ability to run any program ever made doesn't hurt, either. :smile:

EDIT: fnkngrv, that'd be a sweet tattoo.

[DESIGNZIT]

MAC_OSX LEOPARD ........I will never go back to Windows after having OSX for years now.....i run Windows XP Professional on half my new Mac , but i never use it anymore....don't really need it anymore with the new Intel dual-core chip sets .......I never delete anything accidently from the root directory, no viruses, no trojan horses, no worms, no headaches...... It is so easy it is scary...... i use to build Windows computers .......key word....."use to"........LOL

[BlackKrypt0nite]

Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
13" Black Macbook 2.0 GHz intel core 2 duo 2GB ddr2 memory
160 GB Hard Drive, w/ a 23" HD Cinema Display

[ChinoCharles]

Vista 64-bit Home w/ Media Center. Don't mind it a bit.

[AlexNet0]

Laptop - Dual boot Vista Ultimate 64bit and Ubuntu 8.04 with windows XP Home in a virtual machine.

Desktop - Triple Boot Vista Ultimate 64bit, ubuntu 8.04 and XP Professional

[AlexNet0]

This was inspired by the Fail. thread with the Targets window was crashed lol. I noticed a couple of people used Linux which sparked my interest. I'll start.

Ubuntu/Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron LTS
I'm running on an M1330 1.8ghz duo centrino
120gig ssd and 1gig ddr2
I switched to Linux completely less than a month ago because windows vista kept having a fatal error after using windows update. And wouldn't boot I had to reinstall. So I made the switch and I haven't looked back. I don't even miss Maplestory that much anymore. :laugh:

If that error was for service pack 1 and it kept repeatedly rebooting to "installing" or "configuring updates" 0%, you can fix that by booting to Barts PE or a linux boot cd and delete these 2 files/folders:
C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.xml
and
C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution

[Altitude]

WinXP - because all the rest suck.

[rstb88]

No it was after sp2

[50MPGDream]

ubuntu 8.10 on the main desktop, the laptop has a dell hacked version of 8.07, and the other computer is constantly being experimented with, currently it has mythbuntu and puppy on it

[turboecho2005]

hackintosh pc ($199 boxing day special) running OSX 10.5.6 beta is my primary PC. I prefer it over linux any day. I can run linux apps on it and have the wonderful OSX interface... and its the cheapest computer i have ever setup...

and a few other computer ranging from suse linux to windows vista... On WindowsXP right now and its just so ugly...

[Demon]

Running on Mac OSX 10.4.11.
1.8 Ghz PowerPC G5
1.25 GB DDR

[JBIZZ]

OS X Leopard, because its the most technologically advanced and user friendly. On a Macbook Pro w/ 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3 RAM, 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 320 GB hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics.

[YarisDude]

I am using Win XP Pro and Ubuntu/Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron LTS as a dual boot on my general purpose PC. In the Ham Shack I use Win2000 Pro. Linux has serious driver and application availability limitations when using equipments/instruments that require an GPIB (or Firewire) interface for control. I use some software defined receivers (Dynamic Sciences/Flex) that will not operate under Linux, perhaps in the future. It appears that most of the development work is for a Windows world and this makes sense as the majority of users employ a M$ Windows OS.

I have yet to get a virus, worm, or trojan under Windows, but again I don't stick my d**k in places where it can infected. I do enjoy watching the firewall blocking all the port scans and pings from the clowns attempting to gain access to my little abode on the internet.

/begin rant

Hopefully, as time goes on Linux will become more mainstream and manufacturers will provide more drivers and API's. I do not like M$ relationship with the content producers (DRM). Why would I buy a OS that requires me to pay and pay every time I want to do something. If I pay for it once, it should be mine to use (personally) as I wish.

/end rant

[Altitude]

/begin rant

Hopefully, as time goes on Linux will become more mainstream and manufacturers will provide more drivers and API's. I do not like M$ relationship with the content producers (DRM). Why would I buy a OS that requires me to pay and pay every time I want to do something. If I pay for it once, it should be mine to use (personally) as I wish.

/end rant

Linux will never rise to the level of a ubiquitous OS - its target audience has never been the average user and it will remain primarily a server OS with some personal user base. It's been almost 20 years since it was introduced, if it hasn't managed to unseat Windows at this point it is very unlikely to do so. It will continue to be a 'specialty' OS and be used primarily in servers and embedded systems.

However, if it ever does reach the level of a Microsoft OS - you can be damn sure DRM will infect it as well. As you noted, it is the content producers that coerced MS into incorporating it into the OS and that's not going to change regardless of which OS (maybe, possibly, someday) overtakes MS's stranglehold on the personal PC OS market.

Like it or not MS is here to stay.

[firemachine69]

XP Home on two units, and Ubuntu 8.04. Love Ubuntu, but it's getting rolled over to XP. My gaming rig (which is now unused) is an XP Pro rig, but it's now defunct. So My only Linux box is going to be an XP rig because:

A) a 13 year old girl (my sister) only knows the basics of Windows (Word, iTunes)

B) I need a remote-connection terminal for troubleshooting other PC's.

[eTiMaGo]

Linux will never rise to the level of a ubiquitous OS - its target audience has never been the average user and it will remain primarily a server OS with some personal user base. It's been almost 20 years since it was introduced, if it hasn't managed to unseat Windows at this point it is very unlikely to do so. It will continue to be a 'specialty' OS and be used primarily in servers and embedded systems.

However, if it ever does reach the level of a Microsoft OS - you can be damn sure DRM will infect it as well. As you noted, it is the content producers that coerced MS into incorporating it into the OS and that's not going to change regardless of which OS (maybe, possibly, someday) overtakes MS's stranglehold on the personal PC OS market.

Like it or not MS is here to stay.

Yes, in terms of user-friendliness Linux has taken huge steps forward, but it's still really fiddly...

[BailOut]

B) I need a remote-connection terminal for troubleshooting other PC's.

I've been using rdesktop (http://www.rdesktop.org/) for that for years. It works like a charm.

[firemachine69]

Still doesn't address making my sistr have multiple PC environments... She needs to focus on her school work, not how to make her school work. :laugh:

[TheRealEnth]

Windows 7 FTW
2.67 Quad
4GB

[BailOut]

Still doesn't address making my sistr have multiple PC environments... She needs to focus on her school work, not how to make her school work. :laugh:
The last time I checked iTunes wasn't part of school work, and I will take the usability of OpenOffice's Writer over the bloated and wiggy M$ Word on any given day. :wink:

[tk-421]

Ubuntu 8.10 x64, with an XP SP3 lite partition for gaming.
LINUX FTW

[rstb88]

Still doesn't address making my sistr have multiple PC environments... She needs to focus on her school work, not how to make her school work. :laugh:

I'm guessing this is referring to the woman who bought a Linux dell by accident and dropped out of two semesters of college because of poor/stupid dell customer service. Even though with research all programs on Ubuntu were completely acceptable with her schoolwork. She just wanted to be on the news.:rolleyes:

[firemachine69]

Word is the standard in her elementary school environment (although I believe you folks call grade eight, "junior high"), and iTunes is a necessity to use up about a hundred dollars worth of gift cards she got over the x-mas holidays. :wink: