Linux rocks or does it?

cyberator · 09-05-2004, 04:38 PM

Linux's always been in discussion, whether its user friendly or not or whether it would find a place in home pcs. after reading some articles in digit n getting the free cd1 of linux i tried my luck with it. i had never used linux b4. i found it really very easy 2 install, very user friendly. inside linux, there r a lot of useful applications, free. it is rock stable. the interface was just like windows. but the main problem was hardware compatiblity. i could never configure my printer n modem.
i think linux is a gr8 software if u really know how 2 use it. linux will get more popular as gets popular, if u understand.

it_waaznt_me · 10-05-2004, 12:32 AM

Damn .. You forgot that Windows can also come preinstalled with computers .. And I have a licenced copy of Win XP ..

Linux has to do a lot of work before it can give Windows a run for its money .. First of all it has to leave that I-Am-only-for-geeks attitude ..

svenkat83 · 10-05-2004, 01:01 AM

Yeah, Linux has a long way to go IMO.

totalnut2001 · 10-05-2004, 10:09 PM

Ya i also think that Linux has a little more distance to go before it can really give a windows a run for its money.

for starters whats with the compiling everytime i want to install something give us installers like that of windows.

Also please loose the Geeky look and feel.

and by the way if u r a power user like me linux then LINUX RULES

mail2and · 12-05-2004, 01:53 AM

well... linux is not JUSt for the geeks its for the common man too.. well most ppl here wont agree but it is! its very easy to use!

cyberator · 12-05-2004, 09:42 PM

yes definitly linux is very easy 2 use. but it's difficult 2 configure devices

cyberator · 12-05-2004, 09:42 PM

yes definitly linux is very easy 2 use. but it's difficult 2 configure devices

12-05-2004, 10:37 PM

i have used linux red hat , mandrake etc they r gud but i think not so much compitible for all kind of hardware . in some distribution soundcard also not detected . i dont know much about linux but i think windows is better environment.
one reason for that is less popularity of it .

diju · 12-05-2004, 11:51 PM

1. Hardware compatability
2. Installations
3. Fewer applications (as compared to Windows)
4. Hard for a lay man to use or as batty said..only-fer-geeks

xfce-lover · 13-05-2004, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by totalnut2001

Ya i also think that Linux has a little more distance to go before it can really give a windows a run for its money.
for starters whats with the compiling everytime i want to install something give us installers like that of windows.
Also please loose the Geeky look and feel.
and by the way if u r a power user like me linux then LINUX RULES

you call your self a power user of Linux and talking stuff like that? amazing man...amazing...
can you tell me which distro you are using? what all did you have to compile and which "Geeky" look are you talking about?

Ricky · 14-05-2004, 02:21 PM

Whatever.. I use windows only for Gaming.. sometimes graphic designing..

aakash · 14-05-2004, 05:07 PM

Man I hate Linux. Leaving the stability aside, it has nothing that it can compete with Windows especially WinXP !!!

ujjwal · 14-05-2004, 06:42 PM

Linux does not really have the "only for geeks" label. It just requires patience, sometimes loads of it.

wanderer · 14-05-2004, 07:55 PM

Ya Linux is great for kids too. My kid is fond of the games on it and he just loves Tux paint. I have tried a lot of distros but the best I had found are SUSE and PCQ Linux.
Suse is so rich of games and office apps. And pcq is easy to configure and can handle any multimedia.
But Linux have a long way to go still

theraven · 14-05-2004, 09:56 PM

i must admit im scared to use linux
im one of those afraid to leave the comfort of windows
appearance doesnt matter
i think linux rocks in that
as well as stability
its the software and hardware compatibilty that troubles me
till hardware dont start shippin with linux drivers
and software developers dont make linux alternatives ... linux wont be able to be on the top .
im full on for linux either ways....
PENGUIN POWER !

wanderer · 14-05-2004, 11:06 PM

Yes Windows security is getter better in Wndows XP with every patch. If windows can provide security, then why Linux which has few options and installing apps is so hard.

theraven · 14-05-2004, 11:41 PM

yet
windows security and stability is nuthin close to linux's
windows is still prone to soo many viruses ... and new ones everyday
and theres still a stability issue
tho these arent much now .. but as compared. .. linux is way ahead
apart from this ... lets not forget thats microsoft we are talkin abt
the big MS
the giant
the one company who has spent its entire being into creating a monopoly
so its not shockin if some of these security "holes" are engineered ..
whereas linux as far as i know ... is by the ppl .. for the ppl ! and improving every generation
but thats the point ... quite a way to go
hmm in that case we could look at windows having a long way to go ..
to stay on top i mean ...
cuz linux is catchin up for sure !!
maybe they should start thinkin more abt service than the money ...
(

yeah right !!)

it_waaznt_me · 15-05-2004, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theRaven

windows security and stability is nuthin close to linux's

You can find Linux vulnerabilities compared at : www.linuxsucks.org

theraven · 15-05-2004, 06:31 PM

HEy
nice site
i read the windows is more stable than linux story
it just talks abt the physical vulnerabilities
and those during installation
like license no.
linux is more stable and secure in terms of COMPUTER security not software security !
tho i still need to go thru the site
will get back on this .

Ricky · 15-05-2004, 09:10 PM

Well. there should be mssucks.com.. isntn' ?

Ricky · 15-05-2004, 09:11 PM

oops.. That is a porn site. i just tried that link >>

theraven · 15-05-2004, 10:00 PM

lol @ Ricky !!
nice try dude ...
there probably is a MS sucks site ... but its not mssucks.com

Ricky · 17-05-2004, 09:57 AM

So wht is its URL ?

ujjwal · 17-05-2004, 10:16 AM

[joking]All linux sites and forums are ms sucks sites

[/joking]

The only advantage windows has over linux is an important one - GAMES

I know linux has games, but not as many ...

it_waaznt_me · 17-05-2004, 01:45 PM

LOL ...

Nemesis · 17-05-2004, 01:59 PM

i think da biggest challenge facing linux is losing it tag of being only 4 geeks. i feel linux definitely has da potential. there r other issues that need 2 b sorted out like hardware compatibility. also, they need 2 make sure that software like games also work on linux. then ppl will shift.

theraven · 17-05-2004, 03:58 PM

lol @ ujjwal !!
i agree with nemesis ... but dunno i think it will still take a lot of time
depends on the diff. companies undertakin linux to modify it
god knows what they are upto

crusader77 · 17-05-2004, 04:25 PM

Actually, i don't use linux, just cause of 'habbit' and the fact that i'd never be able to get the drivers for my modem

) But that is the main thing holding it back and the limited no. of software and games. Once they get a larger developer base, and more hardware manufacturers to recognize it , then nothing will be able to stop it from overtaking MS.

cyberator · 17-05-2004, 08:52 PM

according 2 me, the gr8est challenge 4 linux is 2 become compatible 4 hardwares like windows is. then it will automatically lose its tag of 'only 4 geeks'. i can't find ne other minus pt in it. it's far more stable n secure than ne of windows.

n let me tell u guys, i've brother who's 11 yrs old n uses linux as comfortably as windows.

Deep · 17-05-2004, 11:25 PM

well i will always go for WINDOWS...
i have used linux also but compared to windows it's just nothing..

now some people will say..aarghu nut case..linux rocks..linux is damn good...linix is free..its open source...and all that stuff..

but frankly speaking who cares about open source...have u ever tried to look around linux source..no atleast not any normal user..

basically i dont know whats has been gone inside mind of people..they always say..linux is free thats why its good..windows is bad coz its paid software..

ok no one ever thought, why it is paid? coz its damn user friednly compared to any OS, any damn software works on xp,

i am not agaisnt linux at all but if you compare both the operating systems windows will always be on top..

now take one simple example..
these days i am playing around on windows 2000 server with Active Directory and all...

and using active directory you can create one centralised databse on all the usres, you can install all the softwares on user's machine FROM SERVER and auto patch all the machines from server..

you wont find these great features on linux...

so i think is MS is charging anything for their software then they are giving you some real good stuff..

so for home users windows rocks..
and if you want to run website or something then maybe linux is good enough....

cheers
Deep