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Best Non Microsoft os
microsofthater:
Hello, After reading this: http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2882328,00.html I have decided to never use / pay for a microsoft product again.
So..What is the best NON Microsoft os? I have heard linux is very good but i'm not a programmer and i believe thats what you have to be to use linix, is that correct? How is lindows? Thanks in advance.
Pantso:
quote:Originally posted by microsoftsucks:
Hello, After reading this: http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2882328,00.html I have decided to never use / pay for a microsoft product again.
So..What is the best NON Microsoft os? I have heard linux is very good but i'm not a programmer and i believe thats what you have to be to use linix, is that correct? How is lindows? Thanks in advance.
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Hell no! You don't have to be a programmer to use Linux! Who told you that?!! Recent Linux distros are equally user friendly as Windows are ie Mandrake 9.0, RedHat 8.0, SuSE Linux 8.0 etc. Installing Linux nowadays is a piece of cake compared to the old days
Personally speaking, I love Mac OSX so if you can afford to sell your Wintel box and buy a Mac that would be the perfect solution! However, you could always try Linux ;)
Oh, and don't even think about Lindows. It really sucks!!!
[ October 05, 2002: Message edited by: Panos ]
microsofthater:
sweet I might check out Mandrake 9.0. I heard that you had to be the man programmer to even install linux!
microsofthater:
Also whats the story with using Windows based products with say Mandrake 9.0? Can I? (BTW i'm new to NON microsoft Os' but already I like them more
Pantso:
quote:Originally posted by microsoftsucks:
sweet I might check out Mandrake 9.0. I heard that you had to be the man programmer to even install linux!
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That's pure bull! Get Mandrake 9.0 and you'll find out for yourself how easy it is to install. However, you first have to make sure that your hardware is supported by visiting Mandrake's home page and having a look at their hardware database. Better safe than sorry ;)
Now, for Windows apps you can always run them on Wine, which is a Windows emulator but you have to be willing to do some tweaking to get it to work. Some guys here already use it to run windows apps or play windows games. As for games that require DirectX you can always get WineX
PS Also make sure that your modem works in Linux eg Serial modems are definitely supported while PCI modems (often called winmodems) are almost certainly not supported, although you may find open source drivers if you search a bit.
Have fun with Linux and welcome to the boards ;)
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