Comment Re:Disadvantages? (Score 1) 174
I thought that I needed Windows XP for a particular project. I have been going Native Ubuntu Linux since May and thought that it wouldn't hurt to place Windows XP on the computer. Boy was I ever wrong. Like you I had problems from the get-go. It didn't even recognize my ethernet card which is a very generic ethernet card, nor did it recognize my USB port setup, my webcam, or any of my other accessories I had. Luckily I had backed up all of my files and reinstalling Ubuntu Linux was a breezey! Trying to install window drivers and related .dll files is really a pain in the ass. First you have to find the drivers and then you have to install them. What a freakin joke.
When I installed Ubuntu Linux the items... Well they just worked. The only thing I had a problem with was a TV viewer for my tvcard and I found that right away on Linux.. Tvtime!! Linux just well... works. It doesn't whine and cry like WIndows does. It you can't run something on Linux, you sure in the hell can't run it on WIndows!! I use Crossover Office, Wine, and Cedega and I have no problems running what I want to run. I have also used REACTOS and this kicks ass. It is still in its infancy but runs Windows problem like they are native.
Anyone that runs Windowx XP and thinks LINUX is a joke should think again. Why do you think government agencies are making the switch to Open Source O/S? Because the support that Microsoft is showing and the money which you have to layout for the Operating System has become more of a joke than anything else.
When I installed Ubuntu Linux the items... Well they just worked. The only thing I had a problem with was a TV viewer for my tvcard and I found that right away on Linux.. Tvtime!! Linux just well... works. It doesn't whine and cry like WIndows does. It you can't run something on Linux, you sure in the hell can't run it on WIndows!! I use Crossover Office, Wine, and Cedega and I have no problems running what I want to run. I have also used REACTOS and this kicks ass. It is still in its infancy but runs Windows problem like they are native.
Anyone that runs Windowx XP and thinks LINUX is a joke should think again. Why do you think government agencies are making the switch to Open Source O/S? Because the support that Microsoft is showing and the money which you have to layout for the Operating System has become more of a joke than anything else.
