nytimes.com — The notion of a strong Linux-based competitor to Windows and, to a lesser extent, Apple?s Mac OS X has been an enduring dream of advocates of open-source software. They champion the idea that software that can be freely altered by the masses can prove cheaper and better than proprietary code produced by stodgy corporations.
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belswoodJan 11, 2009
It is!
clickwirJan 12, 2009
Yea, MS won't port .NET over any time soon. besides... .NET sucks. Hopefully you don't actually develop for it.
infernoxJan 12, 2009
7 = vista with new taskbar and less superfetch.IS YOUR MIND f**kING BLOWN OR WHAT
gandhiiJan 12, 2009
Upgrading windows can create similar issues. I've been there in both instances.
lapubellJan 12, 2009
hmm... as a sidux user, i don't think that i would recommend it to anyone with a concern for stable updates. it's based on debian sid. that should be enough to keep "stable" people away from it.it's on their home page that you should check before upgrading only because it might break lots of stuff. and having someone get to a console out of X, get to init level 3, run multiple apt commands is asking a bit much for a new linux user. works great on my machine, but not grandmas.
svivianJan 12, 2009
When you say "good" (in quotes), do you really mean: bad?
killerahJan 13, 2009
Dual boot! It's really quite simple. Ubuntu has a sweet partition editor in it that will shrink your Vista partition without damaging it. Just pop the Ubuntu CD in and you'll be up and running in no time. I dual boot Ubuntu and Vista and I rarely use my Vista partition. Once you start playing around in Ubuntu it'll drive you nuts having to reboot to Vista.
revslaughterJan 13, 2009
nVidia cards have worked natively in Ubuntu since Hardy. Take your FUD and shove it.
awiesnerJan 13, 2009
this was just happening today. all the settings are at default because I don't have any idea how to change them or what to change.