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Stop Posting Stupid Polls!!!!!!!!!
I used to like Linux but it destroyed my whole computer
I don't Like Penguins
I pretend to hate Linux but i am secretly jealous of it because it is so much better then windows
Well I also noticed that Linuxmint 9 gives AERO effect like Vista and 7 by holding Windows Logo Key+Tab.
The problem is that when I hold the win+tab key, it gives the AERO effect but then it wont let me capture the screenshot. I have tried to do Print screen but it didnt work.
Well, that is because Ubuntu is remaining true to only incorporating and using OpenSource software in their distribution. Unfortunately, these other technologies and codecs are not open in their implementations, and thus have restricted the distribution of these technologies. Also the reason that systems like Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X are simply not given away..as they have to license the use of these technologies within their products.
The beauty to me of the Linux system, is that the end user has complete control to easily change and rectify what isn't to their liking. Thus, with Ubuntu, if the end user chooses to download and use these technologies, the OS will allow it. In fact, it's even well documented on the Ubuntu site how to add these features into your OS.
For the board's reference, on Ubuntu 10.04 (the current release), here are the quick and easy steps to rectifying these issues. These things are super easy when you know exactly what to type. Just copy and paste these into a terminal and you are all set.
Getting multimedia working
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
Installing VLC movie player
sudo apt-get install vlc
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
Installing Sun Java Support and Firefox Java Plugin
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin
Over the years I have installed various distros (usually Ubuntu or Fedora) onto test machines to play with it. I am usually turned-off within a couple of hours at how backward the thing feels. I installed the latest Ubuntu into a VM a couple of weeks back just to observe its progress. It still felt like I was going back in time about 12 to 15 years. The GUI is functional, but it just doesn't seem well refined. Going back to Win7 after such an experiment is like climbing out of a 1962 Volkswagen Beetle into a Lexus.
I've developed software (mostly for Microsoft platforms) for close to 35 years now. As far as I'm concerned (and the market seems to agree with me) Windows is the only game in town. Linux may have made an impact in the server room but, from what I'm hearing, it's not gaining ground there any more either.
I'm certainly not against the concept of Linux: if that's your cup of tea, then go ahead and use it by all means. You'll just have to be content with what you can find out there on the web because you certainly aren't going to find anything for it at Office Depot or Best Buy. (The last time I saw any kind of Linux on a store shelf was at a CompUSA about 8 years ago!)
You also aren't going to find a market with Linux if you're a freelance software developer. You can probably count your customers on two fingers if you draw a 200 mile radius circle around your present location!
-Max
Hmmm....not so sure about that statement. My company is about 60% Linux on our web servers and hosted applications. And we are currently retiring and removing as much of our Windows stuff as we can in order to reduce licensing costs for our Microsoft platforms. Even with volume license agreements and such, these servers are far from cost free to implement.
I don't think that is an issue for most people. I get all of my software from the web on my Windows machines as well...with the exception of the random video game that I buy. And even many of them are available via the web these days.
However, a web developer will undoubtedly run into Apache and Tomcat all over the place...talking to mySQL or PostGres databases. And why spend the money to license Windows for the server and then turn around and run software which is primarily developed for and runs fantastic on Linux platforms on Windows instead?
Has anyone used the Linux Media Centre Edition?
Last I tried installing it, I got funky errors when it saw my tv capture card, (Haupaugge DVR4000?) and kept crashing at 97%. Havnt touched it since, and that was about 2 years ago.
So I've heard it does everything from picking up local weather, streaming TV/Radio, remote CCTV...
Wondering if anyone else has had a play with it??