What OS do you currently use?

thenoblesheep	What OS do you currently use? « on: August 02, 2006, 03:35:50 pm »
	I currently use Windows XP, but it really isn't my choice until I purchase my own computer. Once I purchase my own computer, I plan on installing a Linux distribution. Unfortunately, I won't be able to play my current game collection, without a special program. Edit:Changed poll to say, "Other Unix-based OS". « Last Edit: August 03, 2006, 12:23:29 pm by thenoblesheep » Logged

Link Hero of Time	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #1 on: August 02, 2006, 03:39:14 pm »
ZFGC veteran Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 209	I have Windows XP (which I just re-installed for the 4th time because of un repairable errors and hard drive corruption) and Linux's Fedora Core 5 Logged
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Penguin	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #2 on: August 02, 2006, 03:39:21 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 562	i use xp. Logged

Kleaver	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #3 on: August 02, 2006, 03:53:28 pm »
Reputation: +4/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 4747	Windows XP, and I will never switch to Max or Linux or that crap. I dont know about Vista yet « Last Edit: August 02, 2006, 04:37:57 pm by Kleaver » Logged

gm112	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #4 on: August 02, 2006, 03:55:04 pm »
	Dual boot XP and gentoo linux. Logged

FarFromHomeFish	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #5 on: August 02, 2006, 03:59:36 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 150	XP, with 2K and OSX 10.4 set up as virtual machines. Linux is nice, but I don't have a use for it. I'm really familiar with windows, and Linux just doesn't offer anything to make me install it. Logged

MG-Zero	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #6 on: August 02, 2006, 04:15:13 pm »
Doesn't afraid of anything Reputation: +42/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 7002	Windows XP, I plan on staying with Windows for as long as possible. Logged
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shadow_caliber	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #7 on: August 02, 2006, 04:44:55 pm »
	At the moment Windows 2000 I don't really feel like upgrading to XP seeing as XP just gives you a bunch of crap you don't really want and raises the system requirements for just running the OS. I had Fedora Core on here a little while ago but I mucked something up and ended up loosing it. Logged

onishounen	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #8 on: August 02, 2006, 04:47:46 pm »
	^_^ I run dual-boot XP and Vista already, YAY for beta. I used to have gentoo linux on another partition on my HDD but i ended up loosing that somehow, and oh do i miss it. gentoo=<3 Logged

hawthorneluke	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #9 on: August 02, 2006, 05:01:25 pm »
笑い男 Reputation: +9/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2124	windows xp most compatable Logged
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Nintendo Maniac 64 Not dead, just a lurker	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #10 on: August 02, 2006, 05:35:40 pm »
ニンテンドーマニアック64 Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 590	If I can vote twice, which I can't, I'd vote for Windows and Linux. Logged
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Max	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #11 on: August 02, 2006, 05:38:28 pm »
Crazy Monkey Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 72	Quote from: hawthorneluke on August 02, 2006, 05:01:25 pm windows xp most compatable That is complete hogwash. Windows is the opposite of compatible. 'Compatible' with games, yes. But if we are talking about compatibility with other systems anything POSIX based(which Windows is not) is the most. Anyway, I use a range of Unices from OS X, to Solaris, to FreeBSD and Irix, and many more. Logged
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onishounen	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #12 on: August 02, 2006, 05:39:13 pm »
	um, question, wouldn't Mac-based be classified under UNIX-based? Logged

Max	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #13 on: August 02, 2006, 05:48:30 pm »
Crazy Monkey Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 72	Quote from: onishounen on August 02, 2006, 05:39:13 pm um, question, wouldn't Mac-based be classified under UNIX-based? Now they are one in the same, although Mac based would be more NeXTSTEP based, which is a step away from the conventional Unices. Logged
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Venus	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #14 on: August 02, 2006, 06:33:09 pm »
IBV Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1075	My primary OS was Slackware Linux since a year back, but now when I upgraded my hardware I choosed to switch to ubuntu to make life easier. Why can't people learn it is called GNU/Linux, and not Linux. Linux is the name of the kernel, GNU is the name of the systools, together they form the OS GNU/Linux (v_v) Linux is also NOT Unix. Linux = Linux Is Not Unix But it's influenced/based on Unix so I voted that. Logged
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Naz	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #15 on: August 03, 2006, 03:57:09 am »
Ph34r the toast. Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 374	I have a Linux, Mac, and Win, but my main one is my Mac. ^_^ Mac's are Unix-based btw Logged
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« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2006, 04:14:00 am »

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Linux is also NOT Unix. Linux = Linux Is Not Unix

You're confusing this with GNU, which is an acronym. Linux is not an acronym. Linux is named after the person who developed it, Linus Torvalds.

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Why can't people learn it is called GNU/Linux, and not Linux.

Quoting Linus himself:

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...It's justified if you actually make a GNU distribution of Linux ... the same way that I think that "Red Hat Linux" is fine, or "SuSE Linux" or "Debian Linux," because if you actually make your own distribution of Linux, you get to name the thing, but calling Linux in general "GNU Linux" I think is just ridiculous.

But don't let me discourage you! Keep on calling it "guh-N??-slash-Linux" or "guh-N??-plus-Linux". Me, I'll stick to saying "linux" because I've got stuff to do.

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Venus	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #17 on: August 03, 2006, 10:21:21 am »
IBV Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1075	Quote from: FarFromHomeFish on August 03, 2006, 04:14:00 am Quote Linux is also NOT Unix. Linux = Linux Is Not Unix You're confusing this with GNU, which is an acronym. Linux is not an acronym. Linux is named after the person who developed it, Linus Torvalds. If you want to quote me, quote me right. I'm tired of being quoted of having posted sick pictures which I've never posted or saying things that I haven't said. Don't you recognise the smiley after it? I use it when I'm acting stupid on purpose. I never said it was the way it is. GNU not being Unix is IMO unquestionable since it's not even something on that level (which Linux would be), but I AM aware of it's acronymic meaning (how else would I be able to jokingly transfer the acronym to Linux? o.O). But meh, it's understandable to read posts differently than it was intended to. Quote from: FarFromHomeFish on August 03, 2006, 04:14:00 am Quote Why can't people learn it is called GNU/Linux, and not Linux. Quoting Linus himself: Quote ...It's justified if you actually make a GNU distribution of Linux ... the same way that I think that "Red Hat Linux" is fine, or "SuSE Linux" or "Debian Linux," because if you actually make your own distribution of Linux, you get to name the thing, but calling Linux in general "GNU Linux" I think is just ridiculous. But don't let me discourage you! Keep on calling it "guh-N??-slash-Linux" or "guh-N??-plus-Linux". Me, I'll stick to saying "linux" because I've got stuff to do. And I will. Because it's not only what Linus says that matters. It's also Richard Stallman. It's sad that only Linus gets the attention (which he undoubtly deserve though) and that GNU who actually made the standard programs to be run on Linux never got the attention (even though they are used in probably ALL Linuxdistros out there). Oh and what he says that calling Linux in general for GNU/Linux is ridiculous is also true in a way. Linux is Linux. But GNU/Linux is GNU/Linux. The former is the kernel, the latter is the complete OS. Saying that Linux is the OS is wrong, but saying that Linux is the kernel is right. For me I don't really care either because if people actually take their time to try to use Linux and make the free software/open source movement stronger I'm happy. And I agree with him that people are allowed to name their distros in whatever way they want. That's why for example Slackware Linux is not called Slackware GNU/Linux. Anyway, it's just important to also give GNU the credit they deserve (when you know about their work) with or without the name (it is what people feels that matters, not what they do). Logged
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Retro	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #18 on: August 03, 2006, 02:14:41 pm »
Txet Lanosrep Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 700	I run XP, I would like to run Tiger on my PC but I don't know how. Logged
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NickAVV	Re: What OS do you currently use? « Reply #19 on: August 03, 2006, 02:32:58 pm »
Lionfish App dev Reputation: +1/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 3456	Mac OS X 10.3.9 on my Desktop, and Mac OS X 10.5/Win XP when I get my MacBook Laptop. Logged

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