halik
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first of all you should specify the poll is for people that have/know OS other than windows
otherwise its pointless, how can you have a fovourite os when you know only one ....
As for me i love linux on my servers (and soon on my little gw500 machine
), and theres nothign that comes even close to OSX 10.2.
Oh yeah BeOS is still my favourite, even though its almost dead now.
I do use XP on my main machine, just because its the most usefull system on the platform (x86). Linux on desktops is nowhere near usable for multipurpose stuff. ...and apple doesnt wanna port osx to intel
otherwise its pointless, how can you have a fovourite os when you know only one ....
As for me i love linux on my servers (and soon on my little gw500 machine
), and theres nothign that comes even close to OSX 10.2. Oh yeah BeOS is still my favourite, even though its almost dead now.
I do use XP on my main machine, just because its the most usefull system on the platform (x86). Linux on desktops is nowhere near usable for multipurpose stuff. ...and apple doesnt wanna port osx to intel
BurnItDwn
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Here are some examples of programs i use all the time in linux that are not available, or much more limmited in Windows
Windows does not run iptables ... the ics built in to wondows sucks. (or ipchains for you with older ip masq boxes)
Windows BitchX sucks compared to BitchX for linux
Eggdrop ... I think they ported it to windows .... But I have never seen anybody run one in windows
I doubt theres a FREE port scanner for windows with as much flexibillity as nmap
I doubt theres a FREE packet sniffer for windows as good as snort
I haven't seen a "K-NewsTicker" for windows yet ...
Linux has GIMP ... FREE ... Windows has Photoshop ... Expensive
Linux has compilers op the wazoo ... all free of course
Linux ... PostgreSQL + PHP + Apache = web server heaven ... total cost of software $0.00
Windows ... you'd need to install IIS and probably Micro$oft SQL ... and then PHP ... would not run as efficiently ... and less stable
but as much as i like my linux box ....
I still like windows too
Windows does not run iptables ... the ics built in to wondows sucks. (or ipchains for you with older ip masq boxes)
Windows BitchX sucks compared to BitchX for linux
Eggdrop ... I think they ported it to windows .... But I have never seen anybody run one in windows
I doubt theres a FREE port scanner for windows with as much flexibillity as nmap
I doubt theres a FREE packet sniffer for windows as good as snort
I haven't seen a "K-NewsTicker" for windows yet ...
Linux has GIMP ... FREE ... Windows has Photoshop ... Expensive
Linux has compilers op the wazoo ... all free of course
Linux ... PostgreSQL + PHP + Apache = web server heaven ... total cost of software $0.00
Windows ... you'd need to install IIS and probably Micro$oft SQL ... and then PHP ... would not run as efficiently ... and less stable
but as much as i like my linux box ....
I still like windows too
eplebnista
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deerslayer
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2000 or XP is great. Linux is a fine OS too (not a great desktop though) but what I really don't like about Linux is the Linux monger geeks out there who try to convince you that Linux is way better than Windows in every way possible and that MS is the most evil company in the world. Get lost is what I have to say to these folks.
I've used win2k for a number of years now, and it keeps on working great. I see no reason to get XP
Originally posted by: halik
first of all you should specify the poll is for people that have/know OS other than windows
otherwise its pointless, how can you have a fovourite os when you know only one ....
i think most of us here have used a non-Windows OS at some point...
Win2k is my all-time favorite OS. Versatile and stable. Solaris Unix is cool if you want to be the "mechanic" of your computer, really get under the hood. In a simple one line command, you can do stuff Windows doesn't allow you to do at all unless you buy third party software to do it
halik
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I feel like arguing
iptables are way more extensible and configurable than ics will ever be. I can make a web interface that will controll my linux router box with no effort at all..
Gimp is NOWHERE NEAR the usability of photoshop. It will get some of the stuff done after about 2 hrs of going thru idiotic right click menus...and odnt even talk to me about CMYK support
Windows has free compilers too, all based on gcc
Originally posted by: halik
I feel like arguing
iptables are way more extensible and configurable than ics will ever be. I can make a web interface that will controll my linux router box with no effort at all..
Gimp is NOWHERE NEAR the usability of photoshop. It will get some of the stuff done after about 2 hrs of going thru idiotic right click menus...and odnt even talk to me about CMYK support
Windows has free compilers too, all based on gcc
Yeah, and we all know apache doesn't run on WinXP
WTF is eggdrop? Just because IT doesnt run on windows doesn't mean we don't have something better.
Seventh Sphere (?) is a fine port scanner.
Ethereal is a KICK A$$ packet sniffer.
Why on earth woudl windows want K-anything? We have better news tickers that don't require KDE libs if you're not using KDE.
gcc with mignwin compiles win32 binaries, and Visual C++ kicks the crap out of gcc, and comes in with a built in debugger that is much faster to use than ddd (frontend for gdb).
WinXP + Apache + MySQL + PHP... total cost of software: $10 for XP Pro media as a student.
Windows doesn't crash on its own. Crap drivers crash, and crap apps crash. Right now, n00bs don't write many apps for linux so stuff stilld oesn't generally break, but just wait until your own VB comes out and your precious linux box gets chock full of crapware.
IRC is for dorks. (well, i use it sometimes, but i need to make my point
)hehe, I figured I would be the only windows lover. I can't deny how easy it is to use. I love win2k.
halik
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Originally posted by: CTho9305
Originally posted by: halik
I feel like arguing
iptables are way more extensible and configurable than ics will ever be. I can make a web interface that will controll my linux router box with no effort at all..
Gimp is NOWHERE NEAR the usability of photoshop. It will get some of the stuff done after about 2 hrs of going thru idiotic right click menus...and odnt even talk to me about CMYK support
Windows has free compilers too, all based on gcc
Yeah, and we all know apache doesn't run on WinXP
WTF is eggdrop? Just because IT doesnt run on windows doesn't mean we don't have something better.
Seventh Sphere (?) is a fine port scanner.
Ethereal is a KICK A$$ packet sniffer.
Why on earth woudl windows want K-anything? We have better news tickers that don't require KDE libs if you're not using KDE.
gcc with mignwin compiles win32 binaries, and Visual C++ kicks the crap out of gcc, and comes in with a built in debugger that is much faster to use than ddd (frontend for gdb).
WinXP + Apache + MySQL + PHP... total cost of software: $10 for XP Pro media as a student.
Windows doesn't crash on its own. Crap drivers crash, and crap apps crash. Right now, n00bs don't write many apps for linux so stuff stilld oesn't generally break, but just wait until your own VB comes out and your precious linux box gets chock full of crapware.
IRC is for dorks. (well, i use it sometimes, but i need to make my point
First of all xp needs to be restarted at least once a week (for servers) otherwise the memoryleaks will fill up the heap...
XP is a beyotch to work with when you do webdev work (how would you adda dns zone thru php? ..thought so)
Plus any windows server app gets owned how many times a month (read Code red, the thing last week etc. etc.)
halik
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