Re: I Am Currently Downloading Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) DailyBuild, Just FYI.
On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:50:16 -0400, Leythos wrote:
> In article <ooKdnRRjv8B7XyvbnZ2dnUVZ8qydnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> nospam@spammer.com says...
>>
>> On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:17:57 -0400, Leythos wrote:
>>
>> > In article <eY5uWC81HHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, kevpan815
>> > @hotmail.com says...
>> >> I Am Currently Downloading Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Daily Build, Just
>> >> FYI. Ubuntu's Beta's Are Open To The General Public, Just FYI.
>> >
>> > If you were going to go Linux you would think that you would want
>> > something a lot higher quality than Ubuntu, more like Fedora Core X or
>> > something that at least installs and give you access to standard
>> > hardware.
>> >
>>
>> Ubuntu does just fine with hardware. Come to think of it, it does
>> exceedingly better than either XP or Vista on this machine.
>>
>> Unrecognized Device Count:
>>
>> Ubuntu: 1
>> Vista: 4
>> XP: 10
>
> And after the first visit to Windows Update or the vendors sites, all of
> your devices would be supported by Windows, not to mention that all of
> your devices shipped with Windows drivers.
Of course one can do things like install Beta drivers to get Vista to work
(no, I am not kidding...I had to resort to beta drivers). And of course
all the necessary drivers for XP are there to make everything work. Though
in XP's case, it's difficult to download the drivers or go to windows
update as it doesn't even recognize my ethernet ports.
What I am referring to though, in all 3 OS' cases, is out of the box
support. Yes I can reduce all 3 OS' counts down to 0 given enough time and
driver hunting. But what concerns me is how much work does it take for me
to do this? Which one, out of the box, has the best support? And as that
stands right now, at least with my hardware, Windows is the worst in that
department.
>
> I've installed several versions of Ubuntu and it's a toy, not even close
> to being ready for the desktop of the masses, it's still a hobby thing.
>
Is it really? Depends largely on someone's needs. I have someone in the
office who is happier with it than he's ever been with windows. I myself
use it daily for my work.
I think whether or not it is ready depends largely on the following
factors:
- How much is someone willing to open their mind and let go of the MS way
of thinking? If they absolutely HAVE to do things the MS windows way and
will not accept anything else...then Ubuntu, or any other OS, won't be for
them.
- Their software needs. If they are absolutely dependent on Windows only
software then of course it is a no brainer. Ubuntu, or any other OS, won't
do them any good.
As I see it right now, both operating systems have their uses in their own
ways. For me, that roughly comes out to the following:
Ubuntu:
- Music & Video. XP and Vista both can't display video on my second DVI
out as nVidia no longer has full screen video overlay support in their
drivers and videos won't play in the second screen (they just stay black).
- General every day use. E-mails, newsgroups, maybe the occasional office
document and other mundane tasks that fall into said category.
- Software development. Eclipse kicks Visual Studio's butt in pretty much
every regard since the latest update when it comes to C/C++ development.
About the only thing it "lacks" is Edit & Continue which I've never used
in the first place. So I don't miss it.
Windows:
- Games. For PC games, Windows currently is the OS so I use it for that.
- Generating windows binaries of my software (it's cross platform).
Technically speaking, since my primary use for windows is games, I could
actually legitimately call it a Toy OS )
I don't though as I realize that there are other fields where software
support under windows is better and where that makes windows a more viable
choice.
Here is one thought though. The masses actually would have an easier time
switching away from Windows than many professionals do. So I wouldn't
underestimate other OS' as being ready for the masses. Many of
professionals look at it from too much of a skewed viewpoint because they
might think of special needs they have that aren't met outside the windows
world. The average home user though generally has simpler needs that are
far easier to meet.
And please don't come with ease of installation. Home users don't install
operating systems usually. They go to Dell, Best Buy, <insert OEM here>
and buy a PC with an OS pre-installed. Besides, either OS can be easy or a
nightmare to install depending on the hardware it needs to deal with.
Personally, I don't truly "favor" one OS over the other. By that I mean,
I'm not a fanboy of either. I use what's best for me and what makes me
work the most efficiently and what gives me the least trouble. And
that simply doesn't happen to be Vista or XP.
While XP is very usable, it does lack some features that I've now
discovered that I wouldn't want to live without anymore. But
more importantly, XP is a sinking ship since eventually it'll be no longer
supported. So XP no longer is a long term viable solution.
--
Stephan
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