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Fuzzy
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 Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: What made you switch to linux? |
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And how did you settle on the distro(s) that you use?
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I installed Ubuntu once and it completely destroyed my paying relationship with Microsoft.
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psmaster
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I switched to Linux because I was tired of all the BS of Microsoft. I have been using Linux for almost 2 years now, I currently run Ubuntu, but am still trying other distros
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Balefire
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I switched to linux because I was tired of the constant crasshing of Winblows. I am currently using an edition of Slackware (Backtrack 3). Many, many interesting tools  . Only used for legal practice in a laboratory environment/most everyday use, but I still use Winblows for school projects out of necessity (I don't know Open Office very well yet).
By the way, ask a mod to move this to Computers, Math, Science, and Technology.
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psmaster
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I like Backtrack for many reasons 
I run TinyXP as my secondary OS on my computer, much faster, crashes less often.
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Fuzzy
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Yes, I seem to have posted it in the wrong spot! Can a mod please move my topic? Thanks.
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davidred writes...
I installed Ubuntu once and it completely destroyed my paying relationship with Microsoft.
"I spent an interesting evening recently with a grain of salt." -Mark V Shaney
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Orwell
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I switched to Linux partly because it sounded like fun and I was bored, and partly because it would expand my software options as compared to before (Mac user, so very little software available). I picked Ubuntu because it was pretty popular among Linux distros and, from what I'd heard, very user-friendly.
EDIT: After a little while using Ubuntu, I booted up in OS X again (I maintained a dual-boot system) and found myself annoyed with the OS X user interface. Ubuntu is just much nicer, even when I haven't bothered to configure all the little niceties.
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skafather84
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| Orwell wrote: | | EDIT: After a little while using Ubuntu, I booted up in OS X again (I maintained a dual-boot system) and found myself annoyed with the OS X user interface. Ubuntu is just much nicer, even when I haven't bothered to configure all the little niceties. |
you know you can configure it to have eyeballs in the task bars. and they follow the mouse. nothing functional but kinda cute to have a pair of bloodshot eyes following your mouse. |
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Vexcalibur
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I can finally do 50 things at the same time, and I usually do.
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| skafather84 wrote: | | Orwell wrote: | | EDIT: After a little while using Ubuntu, I booted up in OS X again (I maintained a dual-boot system) and found myself annoyed with the OS X user interface. Ubuntu is just much nicer, even when I haven't bothered to configure all the little niceties. |
you know you can configure it to have eyeballs in the task bars. and they follow the mouse. nothing functional but kinda cute to have a pair of bloodshot eyes following your mouse. |
That is if you use GNOME, I like to run GNOME, KDE, Xfce, and BlackBox.
All you are doing with the eyes is you are adding a module to the bar, nothing special or complicated, just a simple little thing.
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skafather84
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| psmaster wrote: | | skafather84 wrote: | | Orwell wrote: | | EDIT: After a little while using Ubuntu, I booted up in OS X again (I maintained a dual-boot system) and found myself annoyed with the OS X user interface. Ubuntu is just much nicer, even when I haven't bothered to configure all the little niceties. |
you know you can configure it to have eyeballs in the task bars. and they follow the mouse. nothing functional but kinda cute to have a pair of bloodshot eyes following your mouse. |
That is if you use GNOME, I like to run GNOME, KDE, Xfce, and BlackBox.
All you are doing with the eyes is you are adding a module to the bar, nothing special or complicated, just a simple little thing. |
yeah. never said it was anything fancy. just a nice, readily available toy. |
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Kiski
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I switched to Linux because I got fed up with W|n|)0wz...
and after I read this.
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NeantHumain
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After reading a few websites like Slashdot, I learned a few facts:
- billg@microsoft.com is the Antichrist!
- Winblows crashes like crazy (even though it rarely does for me)
- Masochistically having to configure everything makes you 1337
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sinsboldly
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| Fuzzy wrote: | | Yes, I seem to have posted it in the wrong spot! Can a mod please move my topic? Thanks. |
no problem, Fuzzy. I was wondering if you were thinking the discussion might be a bit flamey and just put it in the argument pen in the first place 
Merle
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KingdomOfRats
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was the predictibility,and lack of attention from virus/malware writers that got am into linux,as was the better customising.
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Fuzzy
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| sinsboldly wrote: | | Fuzzy wrote: | | Yes, I seem to have posted it in the wrong spot! Can a mod please move my topic? Thanks. |
no problem, Fuzzy. I was wondering if you were thinking the discussion might be a bit flamey and just put it in the argument pen in the first place
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Nope. If any flames race through this topic, itswe havent properly dusted our computers!
Thanks for moving it.
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