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Heretic said:
And it's most probably never going to be.

A barebone Linux doesn't rely on happy, satisfied customers or, for that matter, on customers at all.
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I don't understand either of those sentances. The Ubuntu Home page is all about how fast and easy it is to use. I agree. Any usb wireless adapter I pluged into it worked without downloading anything. Can't get my joystick to work, though. They think everyone should use Ubuntu.

It's when you look under the hood or go outside the box that things get funny.

Bob
 
bobbyjack said:
I don't understand either of those sentances.
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Umm, let me try to rephrase...

Canonical Ltd, Ubuntu's parent company, develops and maintains the OS. It employs hired and paid programmers for that job. Since no one wants a bottomless pit for money as a company, they have to generate income. Canonical does this via paid for support services for businesses and users alike.
If you don't want troubleshoot problems with the OS yourself or you need help getting started, you can sign up for preferential support (via telephone or e-mail or the like).
So if Canonical would really strive to deliver a mind-reading, all compatible, all desires fulfilling, in short a perfect operating system, it would basically drive itself into bankruptcy since no one would need that paid support.
Instead of focusing on perfect user friendliness, the developers focus on expanding the OS's core capabilities, iron out bugs and do whatever else developers do.

Microsoft, or Apple, on the other hand generate a significant amount of income from the operating system itself (there's no free versions of Windows and OSX) and thus don't have to rely on income from paid support.
Hence, Windows' and OSX' (perceived) user-friendliness through extensive use of GUIs and step-by-step dialogues.


To clarify statement number two, as long as there are no paid programmers involved, Linux is nothing but a spare time project free for everyone to download, use, expand and develop.
Just like freeware add-ons for MSFS, the developers of the operating system basically couldn't care less if their creation is used by 10 or 10 million people as they don't intend to make money with it anyways.


Hope that helps.
 
Heretic said:
...Hence, Windows' and OSX' (perceived) user-friendliness through extensive use of GUIs and step-by-step dialogues...
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Which suits me just fine. No offence, I haven't tried Linux and don't intend to, I just have enough to do FS developing and learning Photoshop in what spare time I have.

Linux (it seems from these posts) could be another hobby all by itself!
 
Guys

This thread was started by me to ask about how to run Linux in Windows 7. I sense that is has drifted off topic into the goods and bads of the OS. If you would like me to create a new thread in the 'boxing ring' for this then I would be happy to do so :)
 
Heretic said:
One person on the whole planet managed to run FSX on Linux...nice mental image, but not very likely. :D

Did you manage to run GMax or else on WINE?
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HaHaha sure Linux is still sorting out people that don't like to think a little bit different than on virused Win*.

But it's getting easier with each update. Someone said to not get joysticks working. Simply do a "lsusb" and it should work or search google.

Yea, I'm running lots with Wine alike: Photoshop, Wolfenstein, FSX,
Dreamweaver, Fly2, Tomb Raider etc.
All run perfectly, only in FSX some keys are not yet working. Either my fault of wine...someday I'll have a look at that. Why not now, cause my PC is ~4 years old and even on Win FSX is slow. On Wine it's even slower, while looking the same. So I only fire it up than and when which will change with my next PC.

So of course I'm not running Linux in Windows...right now I'm downloading "Last Man Standing" for Linux...how should I play such within a virus box?
 
scruffyduck said:
Guys

This thread was started by me to ask about how to run Linux in Windows 7. I sense that is has drifted off topic into the goods and bads of the OS. If you would like me to create a new thread in the 'boxing ring' for this then I would be happy to do so :)
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Sorry Jon

Not at all my intention.

Bob
 
hairyspin said:
Linux (it seems from these posts) could be another hobby all by itself!
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Found somewhere in the depths of the web...

"Windows is for regular people, Linux is for engineers."



scruffyduck said:
Guys

This thread was started by me to ask about how to run Linux in Windows 7. I sense that is has drifted off topic into the goods and bads of the OS. If you would like me to create a new thread in the 'boxing ring' for this then I would be happy to do so :)
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Well, the keywords of the starting post ("Linux" and "Windows") still run ramapant in the conversation, so where's the problem? :D



mike4lin said:
So of course I'm not running Linux in Windows...right now I'm downloading "Last Man Standing" for Linux...how should I play such within a virus box?
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My Windows installations are always virus free.
 
Well, the keywords of the starting post ("Linux" and "Windows") still run ramapant in the conversation, so where's the problem?
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The problem is that the thread no longer relates to the original question. I am closing the thread. If y'all would like to continue the conversation on Linux in another chat thread then you are most welcome
 
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