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Mandriva...Not just for Classmates

Mandriva...Not just for ClassmatesMandriva / MandrakeI have used Mandriva since it was Mandrake 7.1. It is the only Linux distro that is usable out-of-box.SUSE is probably the second and the worst is Fedora/RedHad nothing works without lots of extra work.I don't mention Ubuntu because it is UNSTABLE. Being base...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Desktops, SuSE, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, Fedora Project, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-11-08

Well, didja stick it to the man?

Well, didja stick it to the man?I am soooo glad......to hear someone else say that!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's spread the word. :-)PCLinuxOS! Ubuntu is great as a community but...but it is really a pleasure to install and be done with all the codecs, etc. I do need to take...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Processors, Ubuntu, Pentium 4 3gh, Linux, NVidia Corp., Intel Pentium 4, WinXPPro, ATi, Intel Pentium, PCLinuxOS, Gentoo

Discussion threads 2007-11-01

Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" features

Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" featuresLooks good to me.I'll have to give it a go and see how it runs on the old dell.PolishedEver more polished! I for one will certainly give it a spin. But until the final release in October, I'll stick with 7.04 Feisty Fawn. I'm not much...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Linux, font, distro, PCLinuxOS, Fedora Project

Discussion threads 2007-06-20

Xandros deal is Microsoft water torture strategy

Xandros deal is Microsoft water torture strategyWon't workIf MS is counting on people leaving distros which sign their devilish deals, they are sorely mistaken.Look what is happening to OpenSUSE. That distro has been in freefall on DistroWatch since they signed the deal. In fact they have been knocked out of...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Processors, strategy, Microsoft Corp., PCLinuxOS, distro, Novell OpenSuse, Xandros

Discussion threads 2007-06-05

Will the latest Ubuntu distro finally provide a mainstream Windows alternative?

Will the latest Ubuntu distro finally provide a mainstream Windows alternative?Ubuntu 7.04 is Linux for dummies!Ubuntu 7.04 is Linux for dummies. I already have the bèta of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn on my notebook for a couple of weeks. Wireless connection to the internet is easier than ever, with Network...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, Ubuntu 7.04

Discussion threads 2007-04-17

Closer to fine without Windows

Closer to fine without WindowsWhich mass market?[i]Is desktop Linux ready for the mass market now? What else do we need?[/i]Do you mean the USA or the rest of the world?I'm predicting that Microsoft's fortunes in a country are roughly related to that country's use of measurement systems other than the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Desktops, video card, lexmark, Microsoft Windows, KDE suite, Linux, mass market, desktop, PCLinuxOS, KDE

Discussion threads 2006-10-11

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My new daughter is a lot like Linux

Windoze is a boys smelly diaper, Linux is a girls one, that's the messageI guess some people will never be mature enough to get it.Handling the learning curve...is not very hard. Particularly when you let them use the simple Gnome user interface which the standard Ubuntu has.Maybe this website of...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, diaper

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

openSUSE 11.2 M8: What a Fine Lookin' Lizard

Sorry. Ubuntu 9.10 is simply put together better. Parts is Parts.ntim looking forward to 9.10 this october ntntWe each have our favorite distro...I have tried many distros over the years and kept gravitating to Mandrake. I followed Texstar to PCLinuxOS and have been there for the past 3...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Grey, Mepis, Linux, distro, KDE, SuSE

Discussion threads 2009-10-04

Can you upgrade an old XP PC to Windows 7? Should you?

You answered the first questionYou can make the upgrade, with significant headaches.You left the second question completely unanswered.If you take the Microsoft guidelines seriously(which I never do, because they seem to be written by someone who is into flagellation) many Windows XP machines should be able to be upgraded successfully...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, old XP PC, XP PC, PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Can Linux beat the bloat

I think the whole "bloated" thing is hogwash.There's no such thing.Neither Windows nor Linux are "bloated". Nor is OS/X. You want functionality you have to pay for it. One man's lean and mean is another man's anemic.Functionality simply isn't free.How many lines of code did USB take? How about multi-threading?...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.04, Linux, Ubuntu, OS/X, Linus, bloat, kernel, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux and Open Source on the Desktop

It uses WINEBut I've noticed a number of performance issues and stability problems with it.ActuallyAs far as I've ever able to tell there's no practical difference between Picasa on Windows and Linux. StevenActually, it uses WineLib, so that it is more like a native application.But there are still all the...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, open source, desktop, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-20

Bring on Android for Ed Tech!

Bring on Android for Ed Tech!"but everybody uses Google."Sorry, Chris, but not everyone uses Google. From their very well documented spying, to their resource hogging desktop software, to their search engine that steers you to paid links and even malware infested sites, I have found Google to be a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., netbook, Ed Tech, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-04-01

Microsoft rolls out Silverlight 3 beta and more developer goodies

Microsoft rolls out Silverlight 3 beta and more developer goodiesSweet!Silverlight is a fantastic tech and is highly innovative.So? It's irrelevant.Silverlight is irrelevant. I expect the only thing that will ever unseat Flash as a multimedia widget will be some future open-source/no-license/no-hassle solution. Microsoft was fooling itself if it thought that...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

Q: 'Why did you write adware?' A: 'I was broke'

Q: 'Why did you write adware?' A: 'I was broke'Well......thanks to him, I stopped using IE long ago, AND now I use super anti-AD schemes, it blocks every-AD-thing forever!RE: Q: 'Why did you write adware?' A: 'I was broke'Yet another BIG reason to use a MAC or LINUX my choice....

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, adware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, wine

Discussion threads 2009-01-15

Tough Love with openSUSE 11.1

Tough Love with openSUSE 11.1why do you keep talking about ubuntu...as it was an easy distribution and do not try out linux mint? a far better integrated and just "out of the box functional" distro.try it, and you'll see that your father in law doesn't want to go back. Ubuntu,...

Tags: Linux, Desktops, Notebooks, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, openSUSE, openSUSE 11.1, Ubuntu, Tough Love, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-12-18

Parallels Desktop 4 for Mac or how I lost my socks

Parallels Desktop 4 for Mac or how I lost my socksAgreed...My Dell desktop "stopped working" about a month ago, and although I'd been planning to move to an "all Mac" environment in my home office/studio, I was reluctant. I work from home, and use MS Word--the PC version, not the...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Parallels Desktop 4, operating system, Apple Macintosh, sock

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Microsoft to release critical Windows security patch on October 23

Microsoft to release critical Windows security patch on October 23Let me save you the troubleLet's get this out of the way for the fanboys. "This wouldn't be needed with XX OS." Substitute for XX Linux or Mac OS designation in prior sentence. That's not correct but it...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Patches, critical Windows security, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)

Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)Pound for pound ...I think you're the best Zdnet might have. Dre` is OK, but he is still too Windows centric. Keep'em comming.^o^ ]:)Re: Surviving...;-)Great article as always, even if you have to diss me to do it.Support periodsGood article! I...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, LTS, recession, Ubuntu, LTS-version, Free Linux, stability update, Linux, Part 1

Discussion threads 2008-10-12

Would you buy a Linux desktop?

Would you buy a Linux desktop?Would you buy a Linux desktop?Absolutely not! There is no place for linux on the desktop, especially in education. It can't even run Reader Rabbit or Lemonade Stand! How are these kids going to have fun learning if the system doesn't run...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Linux, desktop, Linux desktop

Discussion threads 2008-09-09

Got Debian running, too

Got Debian running, tooGot Debian running, tooThanks for highlighting the many problems with running linux! You heard it here first, linux has issues and is not suitable for anything.Hey look, it's Loverock Davidsonnt10 y/o AptivaI have Debian running on a 10 year old Aptiva desktop. I'm only using it...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Debian

Discussion threads 2008-08-15