maximumpc.com — If you've just started using Linux in the last year or two, chances are you're running Ubuntu. And if you're sitting on the fence contemplating trying Linux for the first time, you should definitely be considering Ubuntu. Here's why.
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kryptman40kJul 27, 2007
spam!!
ssullivanJul 27, 2007
Someone get me a ladder for that wall of text!
init100Jul 28, 2007
"but if this platform can't break 1% of the desktop market *AND YOU'RE GIVING IT AWAY FOR FREE* there's likely a reason for that."Sure there is. Or several reasons, in fact. One is sheer inertia. Another is that Joe Average haven't heard of Linux, or even don't know that a computer can run another operating system than Windows, or even thinks that Windows *is* the computer. Another is the lack of native Linux versions of well-known applications, including games. And then we have the historically accurate, but decreasingly accurate notions that "Linux is hard" and "it is only for nerds", etc.
tech42erJul 30, 2007
With all due respect, didn't OpenBSD show what was possible with BSD moreso than OSX?
dylsonJul 31, 2007
Vista owns....like this comment system!
mossblaserAug 29, 2007
I sort of see your point however there are a lot of good distros out there - i mean even gentoo looks really nice if you install the theme packages etc. There are some really poor ones however. But if you are not happy with something then there is no point sticking with it.
mossblaserAug 29, 2007
I dislike Linspire because of it lacks one of the most valuable features of linux - Open Source. Free spire still isn't up to scratch also. The other thing is that Linspire is it has a tweaked KDE not a pure KDE also I don't see what click 'n' run offers over debian's apt-get system appart from commercial software in the default repos.
sirusvillaJan 28, 2008
You make a good point. People shouldn't JUST try Ubuntu. Linux is a huge world of open source goodness. I've only just gotten into it myself. However, the article has a good point: Ubuntu's popularity is good for all distros in the end, as it increases interest in Linux as a whole. The more average users get into Linux, whether by Ubuntu, Fedora or whatever else, the more people will realize that their computing experience doesn't have to be dictated by massive corporations in Seattle and California. And that turns average users into curious users. Curious users who want to try other distros.
sirusvillaJan 28, 2008
No, Battlefield 2 runs natively in Windows. You might be able to run it in WINE or some sort of emulator, but ultimately, if you want to game, it is best to run your games in their native OS, which is predominately Windows. Of course, that could eventually change with emerging support for Ubuntu, but I doubt it will happen any time in the foreseeable future.
sirusvillaJan 28, 2008
I think this is sarcasm. I assume it is sarcasm, since work and music are very to manage on Linux, and gaming is more possible with each distro update.