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which type of computer is better???

abcvirus wrote:which type of computer is better???

First of all mac = apple, second I think you question should be which OS is better...
Of course the answer to this question is a matter of opinion and it really depends on what you want to do with the machine. For me, I like Linux because it gives the user much more control over their machine and ofcourse its free. Windows drives me nuts because it takes away a lot of the users control over their own machine and the DRM is just plain stupid. would never buy a Mac 1. because the machines are rediculously expensive, and I can buy/build a better PC for less cost. Also when you buy a Mac your paying for the OS and you are usually getting less machine for more money because the OS operates on weaker machines. Finally Jobs has a backdoor in the Mac OS for "eliminating piracy".

If you want true freedom Linux or other open source OS's are the way to go.

custom is always #1, unless you like the convenience of pre built ones. ( i do not )

i have a linux computer its all shiny and stuff and i live in west virginia and my family tree goes straight D

tomtomtomtom wrote:i have a linux computer its all shiny and stuff and i live in west virginia and my family tree goes straight D

thats all I can say is...

plope0726 wrote:
If you want true freedom Linux or other open source OS's are the way to go.

I don't call spending 10 hours to get the screen resolution where I want it to "true freedom".

duh that's why they call it an open source, free based, user/experienced only, godly OS- shut you mouth im just talkin about linux.

tomtomtomtom wrote:duh that's why they call it an open source, free based, user/experienced only, godly OS- shut you mouth im just talkin about linux.

Uhm...I get your point! I could imagine someone not able to use a "experienced" computer....
Beside shouldn't this be posted on fail-blog or something???

(not intended to offend anyone)

Allosentient wrote:

plope0726 wrote:
If you want true freedom Linux or other open source OS's are the way to go.

I don't call spending 10 hours to get the screen resolution where I want it to "true freedom".

Hmm i did'nt have that problem with any distro Ive used....Must be your faulty equipment.

If you don't have an NVIDIA graphics card and decide to use ATI instead you can have a lot of problems (this was years ago and may have been fixed by now). I spent hours researching the issue and doing a lot of editing the xorg.conf file/rebooting, and then finally getting it to work. Had nothing to do with the equipment as it was working properly on Windows with dual boot.

Perhaps the reason it didn't take 10 hours for you is that you might spend 24/7 fixing various linux tech support/compatibility issues that arise? The experience can pay off, but I'm afraid I don't want to hire a linux repair guy.

tomtomtomtomtomtomtomtom what linux u using? fedora? or own mod? honestly

Allosentient wrote:If you don't have an NVIDIA graphics card and decide to use ATI instead you can have a lot of problems (this was years ago and may have been fixed by now). I spent hours researching the issue and doing a lot of editing the xorg.conf file/rebooting, and then finally getting it to work. Had nothing to do with the equipment as it was working properly on Windows with dual boot.

Perhaps the reason it didn't take 10 hours for you is that you might spend 24/7 fixing various linux tech support/compatibility issues that arise? The experience can pay off, but I'm afraid I don't want to hire a linux repair guy.

I was just messing with you. Linux does have a little ways to go to be as "user friendly" as say windows and mac, which no offense, have been dumb down so much, that they dumb down the user too which may be why users are so oblivious to the what going on behind the gui...like the viruses, the DRM that windows installed or the Backdoor that Mac has to "fight piracy". Thats not to say that all windows/mac user are stupid... My point as far a freedom, is that Windows and Mac both take away a lot of user control over their own machine, where as linux, if one knows how, allows full control over their machine. But again the best OS always comes down to opinion and what your going to do with it. I have had my fair share of driver issues with linux.

root wrote:tomtomtomtomtomtomtomtom what linux u using? fedora? or own mod? honestly

plope0726 wrote:

Allosentient wrote:If you don't have an NVIDIA graphics card and decide to use ATI instead you can have a lot of problems (this was years ago and may have been fixed by now). I spent hours researching the issue and doing a lot of editing the xorg.conf file/rebooting, and then finally getting it to work. Had nothing to do with the equipment as it was working properly on Windows with dual boot.

Perhaps the reason it didn't take 10 hours for you is that you might spend 24/7 fixing various linux tech support/compatibility issues that arise? The experience can pay off, but I'm afraid I don't want to hire a linux repair guy.

I was just messing with you. Linux does have a little ways to go to be as "user friendly" as say windows and mac, which no offense, have been dumb down so much, that they dumb down the user too which may be why users are so oblivious to the what going on behind the gui...like the viruses, the DRM that windows installed or the Backdoor that Mac has to "fight piracy". Thats not to say that all windows/mac user are stupid... My point as far a freedom, is that Windows and Mac both take away a lot of user control over their own machine, where as linux, if one knows how, allows full control over their machine. But again the best OS always comes down to opinion and what your going to do with it. I have had my fair share of driver issues with linux.

Yeah it's whatever floats your boat. The biggest appealing thing I see in linux is that I know that my computer is less likely to be spied on with backdoors or things like that. I can pretty much do anything I want with Windows because 1) Windows does have advanced configuration modes for power-users, and 2) There are many ways to hack windows. It is generally easier for me to do such things in Windows than with Linux. Furthermore, most Linux software is easier to emulate on Windows than it is for Windows software to be emulated on Linux.

My favorite IDE is by far Visual Studio (though its not perfect), and I would also lose that if I went to use Linux.

I have said this before though, Linux does have some fun games. I wouldn't mind trying it again, I was pretty turned off when I tried Ubuntu. Maybe I will try Gentoo next time.

plope0726 wrote:

root wrote:tomtomtomtomtomtomtomtom what linux u using? fedora? or own mod? honestly

what so funny? i know - fedora is not the linux of the linux, but not shure with other versions. tomtomtomtom opened my eyes on ubuntu and it's holes. so i'm confused with choice of linux distribution =(

P.S. my question is not offtopic, unlike your (most)posts....

2 Allosentient: is Gentoo better than Ubuntu? and why? thank you.