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Originally Posted by Skybird
Well, a few days ago I had a first check with sites dealing with Linux, and must say I found it extremely diffiocult to make any sense of it, for there is so much stuff and different versions and needed moduels around. also, one cannot say that bthe driver support is ideal, for manufacturers avoid Linux drivers, becaseu they would constantly need to adapt them to changes. It may be that Linux can be individually designed to meet individual personal demands, but to get started with it from scratch is by far not an inviting idea. as long as that stays that way and newcomers are not better supported in an easy install-and-go-kind of style, windows will always remain to be a dominant OS, especially for many older users. Maybe I jump to Linux in the future indeed, but my curiosity for the moment has faded...  |
Linux is an OS not for the faint of heart, but it is an OS you have full control over and one you can sink your teeth into the nuts and bolts that make it tick. I run a mixture of Linux and Windows here, and my last Vista machine no longer exists. I'm back in a pure XP environment.
Too much bloat in Vista, but it was accomidating bloat. To people I know personally that worked on it, it is not the OS itself, but the underlying DRM it uses. It is sluggish because it is always looking to see if you cracked something. That is its problem. You can thank the RIAA and the MPAA and all their croonies for a crappy Vista.
Now you see the push for a 2009 release of Windows 9. Microsoft is not stupid and they knew the writing was on the wall with Vista. They need to fix and replace it quick. Vista has the nickname of ME II for a reason. No one likes it just like no one liked ME.
Look at Linux. It will be an education. If you don't use your computer to play that many games anymore, then for sure, take a look at it. The reason I say so is that you are missing out on a 'TON' of 'FREE' software that only runs on Linux. That is the main reason at looking at a switch. Do a dual boot like I do on this desktop. GRUB can handle booting Linux or Windows if you want. I have a nice graphical/GUI selection screen when my machine boots that asks what OS I want. If I say nothing, in 7 seconds it picks Linux - a 64 bit Gentoo version in this case.
-S