[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Originally Posted by gxsaurav

nah, there are always cheaper way to buy legal Windows, such as OEM, or student license etc

& tarey, u r right.....it's Windows, the easiest OS out there, u don't need to download 400 MB of stuff, dependencies, codec etc, just so it works, u pay for it, it's already there

even with Paid Linux distros u don't get

1) Codec, well I don't know much maybe u do

2) Proper IM clients - Voice chat on GAIM, yeah right...it's a great
experience, what about webcam , it just doesn't work

3) There are no drivers for your hardware, well...it's not the fault of Linux & it's low market share & non-standard drivers because of which one driver for one distro doesn't work with other distro...it's the fault of Hardware manufacturer, cos they are not open sourcing their drivers, for which they spend millions to innovate & make algorithms etc, so that hardware works efficiently

Linux will always be a geek OS, unless the Creation of Linux distributions UI is given to designers instead of Coders, seriously, coders can't design, they give really nice apps but forget to give a good UI for it

I recently tried ubuntu in Vmware on my PC, & even to install gwget, a download manager I went to synaptic, searched, & it found nothing....I tried downloading & I was given the source code....I m a user, what m I supposed to do with the source code, can I have a package plz...no wait, I can't, cos .deb package won't work with any other distro...so I must compile from source code, that’s the easiest distribution method

I just can't believe, how can Linux users stay happy when they miss out so much using Linux. But again, it's not their fault; it's the fault of the companies.

Linux is & always will be a minority OS, & even with tough anti-piracy measures, Windows Vista will be cracked too, i hate MS for so high prices, but like i said, there are always other ways to get it legally

well i agree . linux is not the perfect choice for desktop use but it is a good choice for specialised uses , servers , schools, etc . for desktop use , surfing , mail , etc r ok but you can't go further . i twanted a good bittorrent client on ubuntu and i couldn't find any , azureus always crashed on my machine , even the one installed from ubuntu's repository didn't work correctly , plus there r many other minor glitches which need to be taken care of .

Originally Posted by tarey_g

I dont want to take part in this MS vs Linux, but i have following to say(my experience only).

1> I seriously dont remember when my OS crashed last time , i have even forgot how the BSOD looks like(its blue, i remember that).

2> As a gamer dont use any AV program/Anti spyware or anti what not to eat up the memory.Computer is totally clean and stable. I used to install AV and perform virus chk monthly in old days , don't even do that anymore.

3> I surf web freely and visit all sorts(including the ones which i was earlier afraid to visit from a windows pc) of sites . the sites with possible malwares . unless until some one is a big idiot to hit ok to install something god knows what it is(happens in cyber cafes). Nothing gets installed without my notice (may be i am lucky from past 1.5 years).

4> 98?

5> IE7 works perfect , you can use Firefox too .

adding to this , i am the only person in the whole family who can/does work on linux. Others feel comfortable with windows. They are currently enjoying Vista RC1.
I love working on windows and have no reason to hate it or linux either.

same here , i haven't installed any AV , n i use firefox , if you just don't install any software or toolbar you get online you'll be fine . AND i haven't seen the BSOD ever .