In another thread, a few of us got off on a tangient about O/Ss.. So instead of thread-jacking, I thought I'd start a thread about it..
My feelings between the two are kinda 50/50..
Microsoft:
I'm used to it. Use it every day for work, and such.. I'm comfortable with it, and it does what I need to do - most of the time. Also does what I don't want it to do, as well, but not all OSs are perfect, obviously.. 99% of my daily routine for work, as well as my own business, uses Windows-proprietary software..
Linux:
I've got a couple of computers running different 'versions' of Linux:
MEPIS
Ubuntu
I like these, because they aren't mainstream-type OS (ref: Windows). They have the sorta look of Windows, but functionality is compeltely different. My biggest issue with Linux is figuring out how to kernel/compile programs designed for windows to run on these. That's a little above my knowledge-base.. I'd love to learn more about how to do these types of things, but frankly, spare time is limited, and only minimal personal gain would be achieved, if any..
Your thoughts?
Note: This isn't a "Which is better" thread, and I'd prefer not to see any biased, useless statements made here. Make this more of an educational thread, if you will.
Thanks
My feelings between the two are kinda 50/50..
Microsoft:
I'm used to it. Use it every day for work, and such.. I'm comfortable with it, and it does what I need to do - most of the time. Also does what I don't want it to do, as well, but not all OSs are perfect, obviously.. 99% of my daily routine for work, as well as my own business, uses Windows-proprietary software..
Linux:
I've got a couple of computers running different 'versions' of Linux:
MEPIS
Ubuntu
I like these, because they aren't mainstream-type OS (ref: Windows). They have the sorta look of Windows, but functionality is compeltely different. My biggest issue with Linux is figuring out how to kernel/compile programs designed for windows to run on these. That's a little above my knowledge-base.. I'd love to learn more about how to do these types of things, but frankly, spare time is limited, and only minimal personal gain would be achieved, if any..
Your thoughts?
Note: This isn't a "Which is better" thread, and I'd prefer not to see any biased, useless statements made here. Make this more of an educational thread, if you will.
Thanks