linuxworld.com.au — With the imminent release of Windows Vista to consumers this month, Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, has claimed Microsoft's latest desktop effort is over-hyped and not a revolutionary advancement. "I don't actually think that something like Vista will change how people work that much," Torvalds told Computerworld.
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somerandomnerdJan 19, 2007
@bias;Newsflash- nobody wants you to use Linux. You clearly don't want to use Linux. So why are you trolling about it?Linux users are in favour of more people joining the Linux community, because it benefits the community. However, don't make the mistake of thinking that means that every single Linux user wants everyone to use Linux, because obviously not everyone would benefit from it, or be a benefit to the community.For example, someone who complains about things that don't work "out of the box" on Linux, which also don't work "out of the box" on Windows tends to flag themselves as someone with a chip on their shoulder who doesn't know what they are talking about, and therefore unlikely to contribute anything useful to the community.Someone who does it in the comments to a Digg story about Linus Torvalds criticising Vista tends to flag themselves as a Windows fanboy.Microsoft made an OS so simple that it meant even idiots can use computers. The problem is that idiots now use computers...
blackadderiiiJan 19, 2007
You think the lead developer of the Linux kernel doesn't make lots of money?! Hahaha.Maybe you should think that conclusion through a bit more carefully.
pauldonnellyJan 19, 2007
People are probably digging you down because you said there's no way to get positional audio in Linux. I know from personal experience that the Soundblaster Live! works just fine. I'm not sure about the others you mention, but if I'm reading the ALSA web site properly, all but the X-Fi are supported (Creative is preventing driver development for that one).
pauldonnellyJan 19, 2007
Too late to edit, but see here: <a class="user" href="http://www.halfgaar.net/surround-sound-in-linux">http://www.halfgaar.net/surround-sound-in-linux</a>
canceledczechJan 20, 2007
Why do I care? Oh, god no, Vista is over-hyped!I have one word for you: Crysis
spankaccountJan 20, 2007
Here is a similar story I posted...<a class="user" href="http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/Gamers_Don_t_Need_Vista_or_DX_10_Says_John_Carmack">http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/Gamers_Don_t_Need_Vista_or_DX_10_Says_John_Carmack</a>
spankaccountJan 20, 2007
Here is a similar story I posted...<a class="user" href="http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/Gamers_Don_t_Need_Vista_or_DX_10_Says_John_Carmack">http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/Gamers_Don_t_Need_Vista_or_DX_10_Says_John_Carmack</a>
cvrefugeeJan 20, 2007
Ubuntu is so much easier to use than Windows! For example, if I want to get all of my Logitech G5 mouse buttons working, here's what I have to do:In Ubuntu1. Plug in the mouse2. Open up terminal3. Type: gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf4. Edit the file according to some post from the Ubuntu Forums5. Save the file6. Hit yourself in the head7. Type: sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf8. Edit the file according to some post from the Ubuntu Forums, again9. Save the file10. Press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to restart X11. Somehow you restart at the command-line, so type: startx12. Tada!13. Wait, the back button works in Firefox but not in Nautilus? You mean I have to configure something else?In Windows1. Plug in the mouseOne shouldn't wonder why I switched back to Windows...