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Citan · 8th June 2007, 13:56

I love Linux and will more than likely never use anything else. The only thing you legitimatly can not do on Linux, is video and voice over messenger. You -CAN- in theory, but it is a major pain, even for people who extreme competence in Linux and the underworkings. There is no reason you can not use both at the same time (dual-boot). I would say test Linux with a live CD or with a dual boot system, before deciding on something you may regret.

Linux does have a small learning curve, but Ubuntu and others (now Ulteo also) are making this a thing of the past.

As for windows programs, it depends. World of Warcraft works fine on Linux, with Cedega. We have OpenOfficeDotOrg (OOo) instead of MS Office. I prefer the OOo to MS Office, but that is just me. Both are 100 percent backwards compatible with the other.

The best aspect of Linux, to me, is I can do ANYTHING I want to it. The one major issue I have with windows, is that I can not change the window manager or anything (the Graphical User Interface). On Linux, I can change it in literally 5.4 seconds. Not just one thing or a little thing, but change the -Entire- way it looks/works/feels, etc.

The worst aspect? Hmm... to me the worst aspect has to be that there is always something big in development, so I am always waiting for -this new feature-. I'm huge into Linux, so to me it is like a fun game. Another aspect I see as worse is that people no longer want to abide by the GIGO rule "Garbage in, Garbage out". You get into your PC what you put into it. I put in the time to learn more about Linux when I first started, and now I could not be happier with a computer. I really believe it to be a perfectly usable OS, but you will need to have some patience with learning something that isn't windows. You can always get KDE (Kool Desktop Environment) and use the Windows XP or Windows Vista window manager themes so it looks and behaves a bit more like Windows.

Another -bad but not worst- feature is the tendancy of a lot of users in the Linux world who have this issue. They (as many of us had to before Ubuntu) had to learn 'how' to do things. A lot of people might tell you to look something up, rather than hand feed you the answer of your problem. This is because, mainly... If you have a problem, someone has solved it already (Yes, I mean that in a semi-literal sense)

Yours,
Norng Citan

Any Linux questions, I'll be happy to field them to the best of my ability.

8th June 2007, 13:56	#3 (permalink)
Citan Citan is..... in /proc of all places! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Missouri Southern State University Posts: 1,391 vCash: 500 Rep Power: 82	Re: linux or windows I love Linux and will more than likely never use anything else. The only thing you legitimatly can not do on Linux, is video and voice over messenger. You -CAN- in theory, but it is a major pain, even for people who extreme competence in Linux and the underworkings. There is no reason you can not use both at the same time (dual-boot). I would say test Linux with a live CD or with a dual boot system, before deciding on something you may regret. Linux does have a small learning curve, but Ubuntu and others (now Ulteo also) are making this a thing of the past. As for windows programs, it depends. World of Warcraft works fine on Linux, with Cedega. We have OpenOfficeDotOrg (OOo) instead of MS Office. I prefer the OOo to MS Office, but that is just me. Both are 100 percent backwards compatible with the other. The best aspect of Linux, to me, is I can do ANYTHING I want to it. The one major issue I have with windows, is that I can not change the window manager or anything (the Graphical User Interface). On Linux, I can change it in literally 5.4 seconds. Not just one thing or a little thing, but change the -Entire- way it looks/works/feels, etc. The worst aspect? Hmm... to me the worst aspect has to be that there is always something big in development, so I am always waiting for -this new feature-. I'm huge into Linux, so to me it is like a fun game. Another aspect I see as worse is that people no longer want to abide by the GIGO rule "Garbage in, Garbage out". You get into your PC what you put into it. I put in the time to learn more about Linux when I first started, and now I could not be happier with a computer. I really believe it to be a perfectly usable OS, but you will need to have some patience with learning something that isn't windows. You can always get KDE (Kool Desktop Environment) and use the Windows XP or Windows Vista window manager themes so it looks and behaves a bit more like Windows. Another -bad but not worst- feature is the tendancy of a lot of users in the Linux world who have this issue. They (as many of us had to before Ubuntu) had to learn 'how' to do things. A lot of people might tell you to look something up, rather than hand feed you the answer of your problem. This is because, mainly... If you have a problem, someone has solved it already (Yes, I mean that in a semi-literal sense) Yours, Norng Citan Any Linux questions, I'll be happy to field them to the best of my ability. __________________ Yours, Norng Citan