[Bill]

been using Windows (whatever) for a long long time. So, how's it different and why should I switch?

[leeman]

You like not to have to bother about viruses ...?
You don't pla games like CS, DOOM3 and so on..
You don't mind your computer using it's resources better and run faster and more stable ...
You don't mind the licensfee of 0$

Then I guess you should go for linux....

[Bill]

You like not to have to bother about viruses ...?
You don't pla games like CS, DOOM3 and so on..
You don't mind your computer using it's resources better and run faster and more stable ...
You don't mind the licensfee of 0$

Then I guess you should go for linux....

exactly..

[Jesse Antarctica]

lee is right. I should add

Linux is (comparatevely incredbly) more stable.

with the latest Gnome you'll feel at ease, more at ease than under winfuck.
Speaking about applications because it is important, Evolution (ximian, now novell) is a perfect email client that has as many fonctionnalitites than M$ Outlook (calendar and stuff).
OpenOffice provides you the same services than M$ Offuck adding you some extra cool features (prensentations could be saved in flash format !).

No viruses, tons of software, really tons

Adopt a penguin !

[Bill]

I might have to give this linux thing a try.

[Jesse Antarctica]

I might have to give this linux thing a try.

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/

go there dun know if you can still order free cd's.

This is just the perfec distro to start with. Updates right after installlation. Got the stuff (evolution, openoffice...) not much ideal to start with.

(based on debian for the curious)

[VitaminE]

Linux is $$$$$

I'm currently in love with MAC/OS-X. But if I had a Windows machine, I wouldn't have a windows machine. Nuff said!

[cLaY]

Last summer I went hunting for Linux in Alaska, I shot 40 or 50 of those things with my freakin' 12 gauge.

[Jesse Antarctica]

[leeman]

I'm running Mandrake on 4 of my LapTops and Debian on the web server + feodora on the mysql server ...


I'm happy ...
But my next workputer will be OSX ... just for the hell of it

[leucetios]

I am not in a house

[Bill]

my big question is will all my apps work in linux?

[VitaminE]

my big question is will all my apps work in linux?

RACK you for not being specific with the apps you're running, leaving us to guess!


Super Pong - Yes
Oregon Trail - Yes
MS Paint - Yes, but the time spent on config changes is appreciable.
Minesweeper - Yes
Regedit - If you're trying to edit a windows registry on a linux box, you should suck on a shotgun barrel.

[Bill]

RACK you for not being specific with the apps you're running, leaving us to guess!


Super Pong - Yes
Oregon Trail - Yes
MS Paint - Yes, but the time spent on config changes is appreciable.
Minesweeper - Yes
Regedit - If you're trying to edit a windows registry on a linux box, you should suck on a shotgun barrel.

sometimes I wish your icehouse would fall into the lake......with you in it.

My apps:
Autocad
Macromedia freehand/dreamweaver
Paintshop pro
ACDsee / Photoslate
Soundforge
MS office suite (no I don't expect this one to work)
Sonic foundry
Photoshop

everything else I could live without.

[Jesse Antarctica]

sometimes I wish your icehouse would fall into the lake......with you in it.

My apps:
Autocad
Macromedia freehand/dreamweaver
Paintshop pro
ACDsee / Photoslate
Soundforge
MS office suite (no I don't expect this one to work)
Sonic foundry
Photoshop

everything else I could live without.

Ok ok ok...

I'm going to answer here, I'll keep things simple.

no.

Technical explanation :

Linux and Windows are different operating systems, if the "visible things" is almost the same (there hasn't been any paradigm change since Xerox's park windowed operating system) the underlying thing is different.

To make simple you need a software that have been specifically written (ok some tard will speak about java here, but java too if you start managing the memory and stuff) for your operating system. See like a honda and a buick seems same outside, but inside not the same.

For your apps you need to find some adequate equivalent under linux.

Autocad is going to be the biggest problem as there aren't that many good CAD software under linux (but hope it's going to change).

Some people say that "the gimp" is almost the same as photoshop, I've tried both, well the gimp is a near cousin not a brother, your photoshop automatism may deserve you on that software but things come easily (the shortcuts are just slightly different).

Well I'm going to develop later.

[Bill]

No Autocad support? well there went that idea, Bill cannot be down with linux. Autocad makes Bill money!

[VitaminE]

AutoCAD for MAC is $$$$$$$

[SizeMatters]

RACK oregon trail

[cLaY]

RACK oregon trail

coyotes ate Pancakes, lose 3 days

[WoolyGoat]

coyotes ate Pancakes, lose 3 days

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