As a daily Linux user, there is only one thing that Linux lacks compared to Win or Mac, that is third party software support. That is it, I can't go and buy (which I would gladly do, for the correct tools) software package X that works across Win/Mac/Linux.

I hope the advent of Steam on Linux causes software developers to take Linux seriously, I purchased the first Humble Bundle, and I have watched all the others, no time for gaming anymore....but I notice that Linux usually sells about the same numbers as Mac and always has the highest per unit sale price.

Occasionally (1-2 Weeks a year, when our regular CAD guy is swamped) I have to so some 2D CAD work, two years ago I was running AutoCAD 2006 in a VM on my Linux box, then this year I found DraftSight, I can't tell you how pleasant it is to use native software compared to some other solution that you cobble together just to get the job done. If I had to do CAD more often I would gladly pay for the full version to get the scripting API's.

Most Linux users are not so purist that they wont pay for software at all, given the right tools for the job they are doing they will pay for commercial software.

Applelogist is someone that studies Apple.

I believe they will soon be offering this at degree level at the soon to be opened Apple Evangelical University

I was wondering how long this kind of thing would take. companies suing the patent authorities for granting f-ing stupid patents that are so broad that they cover anything.

No difference between voltage and power.....I would have to say you are wrong!

You can have a potential difference with no circuit, thus no current flow. V=/=P

http://i.imgur.com/GxzeV.jpg

LOL I was thinking the exact same thing chainmail = wearing a Faraday cage.

I had the same problem with a RA link WiFi card, worked perfectly when I installed Mint 12 but the equivalent Ubuntu didn't??? I thought this strange since mint is based on ubuntu...I managed to manually compile the driver in ubuntu but switched to mint because 3 times after updates it nuked my WiFi.

This was all on my 2011 netbook....so no not 90's hardware

But jebus will protect me so I don't need your silly anti-virus

Oh come on if you are going to use logic, reason and knowledge...oh and R'ingTFA /. is no place for you.

Nice summary though.

this may have been modded up due to his awesome name "GoodNewsJimDotCom" when he is being negative....well it made me smile, maybe should have been modded funny rather then insightful

As an engineer (control systems) all I can assume is inept management and harassed engineers just giving up and saying "yes that is a great idea, why didn't I think of that"

Maybe I'm just cynical

TL:DR version ~ Ubuntu 10.04 + VM for winXP = epic

I use Ubuntu 10.04.4_64 every day, I have 8 VM's in virtual box OSE running XP for all my windows based needs.

MS Office runs well under wine and I use it most days, I also have libre office for use when I don't have to send my documents to MS based people.

The only reason not to use a VM for windows and have linux as your host to if you are doing heavy grahics work, though someone may be able to tell you (me) how to get pci-e pass through so that my VM's can see the graphics card.

I have been running this setup for about 18 months, with no serrious issues, there was one time when I was playing around and corrupted my graphics driver and had to do a quick reinstall as I didn't really have time to look for a fix on for my work machine. The beauty of this with VM's is that you store them either in your /home/USER/... directory or a seperate partition entirely and a reinstall doesn't touch them.

I could on about the benifits of using VM's for all knids of reasons, but that an entire topic on its own.

Ok my dodgy laptop keyboard, makes me sound like an idiot :(

They were supposed to be: reciently and paraphrase.

I full agree,

My brother recient had a $1500NZD dell laptop fail after 15 months, he called dell and they said (paraaphrase) unlucky buddy that only has a 12 month warranty. He called the consumer protection agency (New Zealand consumer watchdog), they said someone can "reasonably expect" a laptop to last longer then 15months and essentially ordered dell to repair or repplace the laptop.

So they replaced the failed motheroard and all was well with the orld

When I looked this was modded 5 insightful.

I was thinging "all is right with the world" :)