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Game_boy on 26 July 2007

I'm interested to see what OS(s) people use on their main computer. Windows? Mac OS X? GNU/Linux? BSD? Solaris? BeOS? If you do, why do you use it? Technical reasons, usability, ideology? I use Ubuntu GNU/Linux although I do rarely use Windows Vista Home Premium for essential games. I find Linux to be much faster than Windows even on new hardware, and of course it is far more secure so I don't need to manage antivirus programs or firewalls. I also feel a strong ideological need to use Linux, because I believe free software (as in freedom as well as cost) is definitely the way forward (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1 ). I find Ubuntu the easiest to use out of the various Linux distributions, and it has all of my favourite programs: Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice, The GIMP and Inkscape.



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carlos710 on 26 July 2007

Windows XP - Because i also own a lot of windows software that i use everyday. I won't upgrade to Vista yet, at least until im sure there are no compatibility issues with my hardware/software.



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leo-j on 26 July 2007

windows vista cuz its cool



 

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akuma587 on 26 July 2007

Windows XP Pro. I will get Vista Ultimate eventually when I get a new computer. I don't like Microsoft, but I REALLY hate Apple. Linux is too incompatible, and I haven't even heard of some of those.

 Edit - Everything is free if you try hard enough.  I get MAJORLY discounted copies of Windows OS's and of the Office Suite from my university as well.



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Game_boy on 26 July 2007

Yes, but not free as in freedom. I can't modify Windows to suit my needs, and if I think Windows is bad I can't create new software based on it.



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I like Bacon on 26 July 2007

Windows XP



nordlead on 26 July 2007
Game_boy said:
Yes, but not free as in freedom. I can't modify Windows to suit my needs, and if I think Windows is bad I can't create new software based on it.

 but sadly all these people who push software should be "free" as in freedom, never ever recode anything. I had a friend in college who was big into being able to change the code in his OS and he never even once looked at it. If you think Ubuntu is bad, you'll probably never even look into the code and if you do, it is incredibly complex (i've coded for NACHOS and MINIX and both were a pain in the butt to change anything and those are mini OSes that are supposed to be easy program).

 So back on topic, I mainly use Windows XP Pro and i'm switching to Vista soon, since both are free and legal for me. I also use Fedora since I do some A.I. work and its easier to install some of the tools on Linux than Windows or Mac.




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BenKenobi88 on 26 July 2007

I don't want to code software...I want an operating system that works, is easy to use, easy to fix, and runs all the games and software I could ever want. So yeah, XP.



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mitsuhide on 26 July 2007

MacOSX because i never had a single virus on any of my Macs,I dont really play PC games so that doesnt bother me,I REALLY REALLY hate Microsoft,I find them much simpler and easier to use than Windows,ALOT faster than the Windows based computers at school,grew up using them,they dont crash like Windows and they come with everything built in.



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RAcCoOnErOuS on 26 July 2007

WindowsXP cause im a n00b

I also have Linux - very sexy



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