Comments on: What Vista Gets Right http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/ Open Source, Open Standards Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:42:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: ravindukelum http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-1432 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:53:54 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-1432 I use ububtu 8.04 in my laptop shipped with pre installed Vista premium,guess what I suck vista ,Have you ever tried compiz then you will see vista like a shit,times to come Microsoft have to think to get eye candy of compiz not Mac. Major problems we face in third world countries like ours,not having internet connection to enable proprietary drivers and restricted extaras.In case many people tend to use vista pirated versions for 1$ and not use Linux like Ubunt that having great affinity. I use ububtu 8.04 in my laptop shipped with pre installed Vista premium,guess what I suck vista ,Have you ever tried compiz then
you will see vista like a shit,times to come Microsoft have to think to get eye candy of compiz not Mac. Major problems we face in third world countries like ours,not having internet connection to enable proprietary drivers and restricted extaras.In case many people tend to use vista pirated versions for 1$ and not use Linux like Ubunt that having great affinity.

]]> by: Leslie Satenstein http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-1106 Sat, 24 May 2008 02:25:28 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-1106 Today is mid May 2008, about 8 months after the initial article was written. My comments are as follows: Vista will have multiple service packs applied in the years to come, and with each will come some performance optimisation. XP used to crash often in the first year or two of it's life. The nice features of Vista are late in arriving. In industry, where many of the computers are destined, SaaS is taking over. SaaS is Software as a service. The need for companies to purchase big servers for their business systems is disappearing. The browser (firefox, Opera, Explorer, etc) will be the interface to the application. Networking allows the application to reside anywhere. Networking allows part of an application to be accessed from your own computer, and another part from another continent, while a third part from your ISP. Powerful desktops are essentially required to run the browsers. Vista will take a few years to be where XP is today. Hopefully Linux will have made sufficient advances to match what Vista has introduced as ideas for friendly desktop computing.. Even though today the tendency is to have a low low cost laptop with no hard disk and only flash memory. The software in these machines must have low footprints, eliminating the possibility of Vista to be installed thereon. Today is mid May 2008, about 8 months after the initial article was written. My comments are as follows:

Vista will have multiple service packs applied in the years to come, and with each will come some performance optimisation. XP used to crash often in the first year or two of it’s life.

The nice features of Vista are late in arriving. In industry, where many of the computers are destined, SaaS is taking over. SaaS is Software as a service. The need for companies to purchase big servers for their business systems is disappearing. The browser (firefox, Opera, Explorer, etc) will be the interface to the application. Networking allows the application to reside anywhere. Networking allows part of an application to be accessed from your own computer, and another part from another continent, while a third part from your ISP. Powerful desktops are essentially required to run the browsers.

Vista will take a few years to be where XP is today. Hopefully Linux will have made sufficient advances to match what Vista has introduced as ideas for friendly desktop computing.. Even though today the tendency is to have a low low cost laptop with no hard disk and only flash memory. The software in these machines must have low footprints, eliminating the possibility of Vista to be installed thereon.

]]> by: cueil http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-988 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:42:32 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-988 These responses is why you will always fail. Linux, even Umbunta, can't compair with Vista or Mac when it comes to a user experience. I'll tell you why it's very simple why do I have to jump over hoops to install most things on my Linux distro? And I have to worry about what distro I'm using.... people don't want to worry about this crap. When I download something for my Windows machine it installs... next next next next... I may tweak some stuff, but anyone can install just about anything... the fact that people are still afraid of installations on a Windows PC makes what Linux does a joke. Until you fix that you can hang up everything else right now. And your alternative stuff to Windows is mostly crap Don't try and tell me it's easier to burn a DVD or CD on Linux than it is on Vista or even XP... that's the biggest joke I've heard all year... you can right click and send files to your DVD burner and with one more button and a couple nexts your burning files. Also most of the free stuff you guys blow up about in Linux is also free for Windows users and guess what??? It f'n easier to install on Windows and works just as well. And another thing... why is there so many distros for desktops? You need just one and that's it maybe two if you want to do a maybe Lite and Full versions. Windows has to many version and that just 4 main version how many big distros does Linux have? I love Linux it's the kind of OS that people like us enjoy, but for those other 100 million plus desktop users it's just not going to happen. I think Ubunta is on the right track and hopefull it's popularity kills off the others and people focus on it more. Linux has a ton of potential as a strong compition to Windows, but until it can match Microsoft is user friendliness it's just a side note... something for us sys admins and enthusiast who enjoy working in this type of environment. This is my rant and I would also like to tell everyone that I'm platform agnostic so these things don't come out of some sense of loyalty to Microsoft (even though I love my Xbox 360 more) These responses is why you will always fail. Linux, even Umbunta, can’t compair with Vista or Mac when it comes to a user experience. I’ll tell you why it’s very simple why do I have to jump over hoops to install most things on my Linux distro? And I have to worry about what distro I’m using…. people don’t want to worry about this crap. When I download something for my Windows machine it installs… next next next next… I may tweak some stuff, but anyone can install just about anything… the fact that people are still afraid of installations on a Windows PC makes what Linux does a joke. Until you fix that you can hang up everything else right now. And your alternative stuff to Windows is mostly crap Don’t try and tell me it’s easier to burn a DVD or CD on Linux than it is on Vista or even XP… that’s the biggest joke I’ve heard all year… you can right click and send files to your DVD burner and with one more button and a couple nexts your burning files. Also most of the free stuff you guys blow up about in Linux is also free for Windows users and guess what??? It f’n easier to install on Windows and works just as well. And another thing… why is there so many distros for desktops? You need just one and that’s it maybe two if you want to do a maybe Lite and Full versions. Windows has to many version and that just 4 main version how many big distros does Linux have? I love Linux it’s the kind of OS that people like us enjoy, but for those other 100 million plus desktop users it’s just not going to happen. I think Ubunta is on the right track and hopefull it’s popularity kills off the others and people focus on it more. Linux has a ton of potential as a strong compition to Windows, but until it can match Microsoft is user friendliness it’s just a side note… something for us sys admins and enthusiast who enjoy working in this type of environment. This is my rant and I would also like to tell everyone that I’m platform agnostic so these things don’t come out of some sense of loyalty to Microsoft (even though I love my Xbox 360 more)

]]> by: studentz http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-661 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:07:57 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-661 I used Win since 3.1 and I moved to Ubuntu this year. The reason was that my PC (Win XP) was locked with the blue screen and after tried several expensive software running in DOS I could not retrieve any bit of information. I installed my 2.5" HD in a box and I could get all my info in a MAC. Since database and stat are not strong in Mac I gave a chance to GNU/Linux. This has been the best experience in computers. The learning process is challenging for people that make more than the usual population , but it is gratifying. I think that GNU/Linux is superior and far far away than other OS. For people that make simple things (80% of user of PC), Ubuntu is easy for installing and management. (I love the crazy cube and 3D effects of compiz fusion). I'm learning C , R, S , and in the future I would like to contribute with the open source I used Win since 3.1 and I moved to Ubuntu this year. The reason was that my PC (Win XP) was locked with the blue screen and after tried several expensive software running in DOS I could not retrieve any bit of information. I installed my 2.5″ HD in a box and I could get all my info in a MAC. Since database and stat are not strong in Mac I gave a chance to GNU/Linux. This has been the best experience in computers. The learning process is challenging for people that make more than the usual population , but it is gratifying. I think that GNU/Linux is superior and far far away than other OS. For people that make simple things (80% of user of PC), Ubuntu is easy for installing and management. (I love the crazy cube and 3D effects of compiz fusion). I’m learning C , R, S , and in the future I would like to contribute with the open source

]]> by: sixkiller http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-473 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:35:36 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-473 Windows Vista and games, ha. Windows Vista, Microsoft made the radical decision to remove the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for DirectSound and DirectSound3D. The HAL is the layer that on previous Windows Operating Systems enabled an audio accelerator such as the Sound Blaster X-Fi to provide DirectSound3D applications with hardware-accelerated audio. Meny games crash and stop responding (F.E.A.R, Half-Life2, Doom III) becose Vista eat lot of memory. I use 2GB RAM. Windows Vista and games, ha. Windows Vista, Microsoft made the radical decision to remove the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for DirectSound and DirectSound3D. The HAL is the layer that on previous Windows Operating Systems enabled an audio accelerator such as the Sound Blaster X-Fi to provide DirectSound3D applications with hardware-accelerated audio.
Meny games crash and stop responding (F.E.A.R, Half-Life2, Doom III) becose Vista eat lot of memory. I use 2GB RAM.

]]> by: raymondhuang http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-454 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:30:01 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-454 冬瓜豆腐各有所爱。 本人更喜欢开源的软件。如果vista开源，我也喜欢。可惜不是 冬瓜豆腐各有所爱。
本人更喜欢开源的软件。如果vista开源，我也喜欢。可惜不是

]]> by: slimcowboy19781 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-450 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:44:41 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-450 WOW, a lot of good posts here, some bad posts, and a whole lot of people who are very opinionated and misinformed on both the Microsoft front as well as on the "Linux" front. I am both a "Linux" user as well as a "Microsoft" user. My desktop runs Windows so I can game, while my laptop runs Linux because i am to cheap to go buy a coppy of windows. Last year my IBM ThinkPad R51 crashed hard and i lost some core Microsoft files...I couldn't even get the windows loading window to open. IBM is so confident in their technologies that they refuse to send out restore disk with their products. When calling their Tech support they told me to get a restore cd i would have to pay money for it pluss tax and shipping...what do I do??? I do what any sane person would do...I turned to the internet. I had dabbled with linux before this in the past, but only enough to think that Linux was too hard for a windows person to learn. But reluctantly I downloaded SUSE 10.1, burnt the ISO DVD, then isntalled it onto my ThinkPad...the reasults were...ok...I had to do a lod of modding, tweeking, and in the end had a system that worked so, so....And I lived with it not meating my standards because Microsoft taught me that you can't have your cake and eat it too. But as time went on I read more and trigot tierd of hitting brick walls that i oculdn't jump over I decided myabee it wasn't Linux, it might be my distrobution. So i then Downloaded UBUNTU. I ran the live DVD and installed it onto my laptop with no issues, nothing to configure...even had printer and file access to the rest of my home network. But i don't like gnome...just me. So i deleted Ubuntu and installed Kubuntu...and It is here to stay...for the time being until I decide it is time to try another distobution. But to all of you who are having troubles with your LapTops running Linux i have found that KDE has a vast assortment of tools for most common Laptop Vendors. I can't wait to try out KDE4, but then again I am a techno geek and like to try all the new stuff. Some I like, some I don't....but hey that is life. WOW, a lot of good posts here, some bad posts, and a whole lot of people who are very opinionated and misinformed on both the Microsoft front as well as on the “Linux” front. I am both a “Linux” user as well as a “Microsoft” user. My desktop runs Windows so I can game, while my laptop runs Linux because i am to cheap to go buy a coppy of windows. Last year my IBM ThinkPad R51 crashed hard and i lost some core Microsoft files…I couldn’t even get the windows loading window to open. IBM is so confident in their technologies that they refuse to send out restore disk with their products. When calling their Tech support they told me to get a restore cd i would have to pay money for it pluss tax and shipping…what do I do??? I do what any sane person would do…I turned to the internet. I had dabbled with linux before this in the past, but only enough to think that Linux was too hard for a windows person to learn. But reluctantly I downloaded SUSE 10.1, burnt the ISO DVD, then isntalled it onto my ThinkPad…the reasults were…ok…I had to do a lod of modding, tweeking, and in the end had a system that worked so, so….And I lived with it not meating my standards because Microsoft taught me that you can’t have your cake and eat it too.

But as time went on I read more and trigot tierd of hitting brick walls that i oculdn’t jump over I decided myabee it wasn’t Linux, it might be my distrobution. So i then Downloaded UBUNTU. I ran the live DVD and installed it onto my laptop with no issues, nothing to configure…even had printer and file access to the rest of my home network. But i don’t like gnome…just me. So i deleted Ubuntu and installed Kubuntu…and It is here to stay…for the time being until I decide it is time to try another distobution. But to all of you who are having troubles with your LapTops running Linux i have found that KDE has a vast assortment of tools for most common Laptop Vendors.

I can’t wait to try out KDE4, but then again I am a techno geek and like to try all the new stuff. Some I like, some I don’t….but hey that is life.

]]> by: lib rano http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-431 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:34:23 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-431 photo management... haven't you heard of F-spot? photo management… haven’t you heard of F-spot?

]]> by: lib rano http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-430 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:26:12 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-430 for a media center try out Elisa Media Center... it comes with some cool OpenGL effects! Dandy! for a media center try out Elisa Media Center… it comes with some cool OpenGL effects! Dandy!

]]> by: rebound11 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-419 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:49:42 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4090/#comment-419 Picasa doesn't run under Wine, it runs natively on Linux. Picasa doesn’t run under Wine, it runs natively on Linux.

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