tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post8399310220501366165..comments2024-02-18T00:27:45.743-08:00Comments on Cerebrosus Lens Geek: This is why i love LINUXLens Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391635125789451063noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-31275732937753207542010-06-21T19:23:23.715-07:002010-06-21T19:23:23.715-07:0020 minutes to download from the internet and have ...20 minutes to download from the internet and have a working system of bleeding edge sofware. It might have been less than 20 minutes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096602938930361618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-50876144322869456822010-03-06T02:03:37.559-08:002010-03-06T02:03:37.559-08:00peepeesumanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819613938125849181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-16769662094886328472010-03-06T02:03:21.612-08:002010-03-06T02:03:21.612-08:00I love Linux so much because
1. I can extract som...I love Linux so much because<br /><br />1. I can extract something with one command without opening a separate program.<br /><br />2. I can print a document without opening it.<br /><br />3. I can update all applications with two magical words, apt-get upgrade.<br /><br />4. Its free<br /><br />5. Its free as in beer.<br /><br />6. Its more secure than Windows<br /><br />7. I can run on pretty much any hardware.<br />And many more<br /><br />Recently I just came across a good article on "Linux"<br /><a href="http://www.adminkernel.com/linux/" rel="nofollow">Here is its link.</a>sumanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819613938125849181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-85726755003244720192010-01-26T11:36:31.808-08:002010-01-26T11:36:31.808-08:00Jason said "
For example getting flash to...Jason said "<br /> For example getting flash to work on the 64-bit version proved impossible for me so I switched to 32-bit. Making a VPN connection to my corporate network hasn't worked and getting connected to my windows server file share is not working.<br /><br /> Don't get me wrong it's very liberating to be free of Microsoft's clutches but there is still work to be done."<br /><br />Why are you saying? I know what you saying, you have not try Linux Mint (linuxmint.com). Flash just works out of the box and just use SAMBA for file shareing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-36264386317691621622009-05-20T02:40:44.238-07:002009-05-20T02:40:44.238-07:00your post is helpful and informative
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Titanium(<A HREF="http://www.worldchen.com/men-jewelry-wholesale.html" REL="nofollow">men jewelry wholesale</A>) is also corrosion-resistant and the alloy of titanium that is used for body jewelry is usually the 136 grade, which is titanium(<A HREF="http://www.worldchen.com/titanium-jewelry.html" REL="nofollow">titanium jewelry</A>) combined with 60 parts of aluminum and 40 parts of vanadium. Whatever your style, titanium and tungsten is a great choice for your jewelry.stacychenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139455395232663184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-32979833829543122682009-01-11T09:04:00.000-08:002009-01-11T09:04:00.000-08:00I have been using BOTH OSes for over 10 years. Thi...I have been using BOTH OSes for over 10 years. Think back to Windows 2000. I remember having to install almost every driver manually. Windows has had it share of issue during its growth. (and still does.. ie VISTA). <BR/><BR/>Linux is relatively young as a DESKTOP system. So yes it will need some time to mature to the point that it will be comfortable for the masses.<BR/><BR/>That being said, Linux is a viable option for those to don't want to use Windows for whatever reason. If not use Windows, I still use both.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I find Linux the simpler setup with a broader range of hardware support (even being the kid picked last for the driver game). Windows is the star player that everyone recognizes first.<BR/><BR/>IMHO, either is a solution if you have the PATIENCE to work with them.<BR/><BR/>I do... because I dual-boot!! =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541110539628211751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-51601013466001605302009-01-09T14:33:00.000-08:002009-01-09T14:33:00.000-08:00@Esteban: That thinking is the problem. Software c...@Esteban: That thinking is the problem. Software companies and hardware vendors aren't going to chase a market that small. Linux OS has to figure out some way to move. Waiting on Adobe to release Photoshop for Linux might take awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-73679506431909343832009-01-09T14:26:00.000-08:002009-01-09T14:26:00.000-08:00Philoking: "Until Linux finds a wat to be really c...Philoking: "Until Linux finds a wat to be really compatible with Windows...."<BR/><BR/>OMG. I'm pretty sure you meant until software vendors and hd manufactures start creating apps and hardware compatible with Linux. I guess that's one of the reasons to. Almost every company creates their apps to be installed and run on a windows box, that's one of the reasons Linux is not making it on the desktop market.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198121169499337461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-54835683955524708402009-01-09T12:54:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:54:00.000-08:00...but I digress. Linux use will continue to grow......but I digress. Linux use will continue to grow. Microsoft will continue to see free software as a threat, despite it's tiny "market share." Stallman will continue to promote the advantages of free software.... and Philoking will continue to taunt linux users with market share statistics... as the world turns. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-70506525406307141812009-01-09T12:53:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:53:00.000-08:00I think we have established that about 1% of peopl...I think we have established that about 1% of people actually get their software that way. lol.<BR/><BR/>Real Users: Non development types who use a computer productivity purposes. These users don't develop or compile.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we are getting to a root cause of Linux problems, most Linux users don't recognize that they are a minority of computer users. Perhaps if you had a little R&D money you could get some users in and see how the REST of the world (not me included, I am a techie too) actually use computers. When you see a user search the screen for a button in a usability study for 10 minutes behind a plate of glass, pounding your fists on the table screaming IT'S RIGHT THERE! while you thank God for sound proof glass....you realize that you can't ask someone to install applications from the command line, recompile stuff, and go looking on the web at archaic sudo commands to fix stuff. I think the nail JUST hit the head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-51469587519041531202009-01-09T12:49:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:49:00.000-08:00"real users?" Pretty big stereotype there. Most ..."real users?" Pretty big stereotype there. Most of the "real users" I know look for apps on the web. Of course, on most distro's, linux users don't even need to bother with that 1990's style software distribution systems. Just one command on most linux systems, sudo apt-get install firefox, or netpkg firefox. And BAM! The software is ready to use. No going to Bust Buy, or Google. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-24479012232380069922009-01-09T12:42:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:42:00.000-08:00@Philoking,No not at all. That's not what I'm say...@Philoking,<BR/><BR/>No not at all. That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that higher "market share" does not equate to a better or even good operating system or product. The argument that because a lot of people use it, it must be the best is a poor argument.<BR/><BR/>Windows XP has the greatest market share because of convenience, not because it is better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-1403805947404493592009-01-09T12:39:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:39:00.000-08:00@Kevin: Wait, I get it, Linux is SO good, that peo...@Kevin: Wait, I get it, Linux is SO good, that people don't need to browse websites, that's why it shows up so little on usage statistics. This argument is not about which operating system is superior technically, it's about who uses it. The reality is that Mac OS is probably better than both Windows AND Linux, but it suffers (to a much lesser extent) the same problem linux has, it's just not compatible with the software that's out there. I know you can download TONS of cool apps on the web, but real users browse apps @ Best Buy and buy software because there is a perception that free software is junk. Until Linux figures out a way to be really compatible with Windows software and can install the top software from sites like download.com and work, it's not going anywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-274765512539490262009-01-09T12:34:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:34:00.000-08:00so let me get this straight, you are saying that w...so let me get this straight, you are saying that website usage statistics do not paint an accurate picture of what operating systems are being used? Are you saying there are millions of dudes hanging out linux computers NOT using the web?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-51946509232642145112009-01-09T12:32:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:32:00.000-08:00The market share argument always cracks me up. Th...The market share argument always cracks me up. The essence of this argument is that since most computers used to browse the web run windows, then windows must be the superior operating system. That's just hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Windows has the most "market share" because of only two reasons... convenience and familiarity. People use it because it is pre-installed on the pc's they buy, and it was on the pc they used in school, etc. Another example is McDonald's... people eat at McDonald's because it's on every corner and they ate there when they were kids. It's familiar and safe(or at least that's their perception.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-25688147901437539082009-01-09T11:30:00.000-08:002009-01-09T11:30:00.000-08:00Just a little real world usage results, here are t...Just a little real world usage results, here are the visits to my own personal blog from Google Analytics sorted by Operating System.<BR/><BR/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/philoking/3182251899/sizes/o/<BR/><BR/>JBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-40887332783307440612009-01-09T11:23:00.000-08:002009-01-09T11:23:00.000-08:00It's about usage, not sales dude:http://www.w3scho...It's about usage, not sales dude:<BR/><BR/>http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp<BR/><BR/>JBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-3885793487299630872009-01-09T11:21:00.000-08:002009-01-09T11:21:00.000-08:00dude...really? You think there are as many active ...dude...really? You think there are as many active Linux Desktop users as Apple Mac users? Really? I bought a netbook at BestBuy (XP ironically, MSI Wind) and I was told the same thing, that most of the linux ones sold get returned when people realize they can't use their software on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-517672857274574162009-01-09T11:17:00.000-08:002009-01-09T11:17:00.000-08:00I wasn't going to say anything, but PhiloKing just...I wasn't going to say anything, but PhiloKing just irked me too much.<BR/><BR/>I keep seeing this "Linux has less than 1% marketshare" bandied about. When you consider that Linux is usually <I>given away</I> and not sold, what could "marketshare" possibly have to do with anything? For an example, I have 3 computers in my home that count as Windows marketshare. Yet,I deleted Windows, and run Linux on them. From my experience and observation, I think Linux has at least as much usage as Apple/Mac.<BR/><BR/>As for your comment that you should be allowed to charge money for software you developed, I agree completely. Even RMS agrees! And you should be allowed to license it as you see fit. I have been a software developer for over 25 years, and I make very good money. But what I make money on is what I write for in-house applications. Anything I write outside my job gets a FOSS license. Don't try to tell me that all programmers will starve if Linux takes over the desktop. Nearly all software development is done for internal company use. Only a small percentage of software is actually for "public consumption".<BR/><BR/>Oh, and that "4 to 1 Linux vs. Win Netbook returns" bit is bunk, and you know it. It was <B>one</B> company, that put a very poorly-integrated version of Linux on their netbooks - it didn't even work properly with much of the hardware - and then they reported that their shoddily built product was being returned. It wasn't Linux' fault, it was the manufacturer's.Kevin (aka Padma)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17192822309982110014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-64948779458585006452009-01-09T05:49:00.000-08:002009-01-09T05:49:00.000-08:00Less management complexity under Linux. To manage...Less management complexity under Linux. To manage Windows licenses, another application has to be installed to keep track of them. I like to keep my life simple. No worries.rich3800https://www.blogger.com/profile/05927106632233929588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-37437022432170226582009-01-09T03:07:00.000-08:002009-01-09T03:07:00.000-08:00@उन्मुक्त:It's there to reduce or discourage spam ...@उन्मुक्त:<BR/><BR/>It's there to reduce or discourage spam bots..their is a little handicap icon on the side that can help you input if you find it difficult to read.JesusM.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09010305781832392625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-44060790687495823552009-01-08T22:38:00.000-08:002009-01-08T22:38:00.000-08:00I work on Linux and blog in Hindi about open sourc...I work on Linux and blog in Hindi about open source - Great picture. <BR/><BR/>Please remove the word verification. It not only troubles people of my age but often discourages people to comment.उन्मुक्तhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491328318886369401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-12146793315248261542009-01-08T15:25:00.000-08:002009-01-08T15:25:00.000-08:00@Kevin: One last comment, for real world users, Li...@Kevin: One last comment, for real world users, Linux is still not a viable alternative to Windows, for many Mac OS isn't either. <BR/><BR/>People want the coolest latest stuff and it's not always about the hardware. When you buy a new digital camera you want to be able to install Photoshop Elements that came with it, an audio interface usually comes with Ableton Live or Cubase, webcams usually side with Yahoo or MSN Messengers, people want iPhones which means iTunes, people LIKE being able to download things like Windows Photo Gallery or Flickr Uploadr.<BR/><BR/>I could go on forever, but the point is when people pay hard earned money for a cool gadget or something, they don't want to go searching online and looking at two dozen options of usually inferior products that require an extra hassle to use them anyway. It's just not logical.<BR/><BR/>I always read these articles that seem to take the stand that "if people would just give Linux a try they would see how good it is and ditch windows immediately." But that's so far from the truth, one it honestly isn't as good to the average user, they don't trust it, it's too complicated (in their opinion which is what really matters, ask MS and Vista, I think everyone has agreed that Vista SP1 is super stable and has fantastic driver support but reputations are a bitch and Linux has one)<BR/><BR/>There are dozens of reasons why Linux is not growing. Based on 2007 Linux was below one percent, 2008 is over and it's still less than 1%, how much is one percent? Current numbers place the computer population @ about 1 Billion, with only 5% of those being in the US. So with a billion PCs around that means Linux has less than 10,000,000 in use. If we were generous and said you went from .65 to .85% (which I would attribute pretty much completely to Netbooks if that's a realistic number) That would mean you grew from 6,500,000 to 8,500,000 (Ars estimates 14,000,000 Netbooks were sold in 2008, so the entire 2,000,000 growth was Netbooks, that's only 14% of that market) at that rate Linux will catch up with Apple in 45 years, and Windows will get blown by about 2449, that's right 440 years from now. <BR/><BR/>It takes people to have a movement and you just don't have the numbers, I would suggest investigating why Linux netbooks are being returned 4 to 1 over Windows Netbooks as a starting place to see why people aren't picking it up, there is obviously something they aren't liking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7137137525882555285.post-28050212622304787362009-01-08T15:04:00.000-08:002009-01-08T15:04:00.000-08:00@Kevin: Yea, I think I do. Basically you are sayin...@Kevin: Yea, I think I do. Basically you are saying that if I come up with a neat idea, create it, market it, it's un-ethical for me claim ownership, sell it and protect it.<BR/><BR/>I didn't work so hard to get to where I am to give up on the business of software and start flipping burgers at burger king. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com