Comments on: When and why I broke up with… linux http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/ The Personal Development Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:42:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=364 By: How An iPhone, An iPad And A Mac Are Shaping My Digital Life | Dragos Roua - Brilliantly Better http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-98748 How An iPhone, An iPad And A Mac Are Shaping My Digital Life | Dragos Roua - Brilliantly Better Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:13:00 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-98748 [...] using a Mac for more than 4 years now. One of the oldest posts on this blog is witnessing the very moment of my conversion from a 10 years long Linux citizen to [...] [...] using a Mac for more than 4 years now. One of the oldest posts on this blog is witnessing the very moment of my conversion from a 10 years long Linux citizen to [...]

]]> By: maneff http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-82788 maneff Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:28:04 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-82788 Hi there. I think the best OS is Linux. I know this sounds too lame for most of you but it's the true... why? because there's no suck thing 'best os' I see Windows like... nice OS, nice Driver support, kind'a stable GNU and really easy for use interface. At first look it's so functional and so beautiful os, without limits, but that's not true. Windows is the slowest OS on Earth (and should be in a big period) and also it's not geek-friendly. If you need to do some tweaks to the Windows, that ill not be a problem, but if you need to change configuration every day/ or every hour or like me almost every minute... you realize that you're f*cked and there are some d*mn things you can't figure out, like 'why my drivers stopped wodking' 'why I don't have access to a file in my desktop' etc... things that used to work for you, but now they don't... so I find Windows nice For home (specially for Laptops) but if you have to do work or important project with Windows, you put your head in the bag. MacOs. That's the lamest OS (for me) ever. I don't think that it's a real os. It's just a bunch of scripts/codes/libs... mixed and put in a beautiful way in front of your face. It's not compatible with any software, but apples. The hardware's the same limited. (nice marketing, hah ?!). Yep. It runs fast and it's stable, but is it really stable or it's limited functionality makes it look like stable ? (Imagine a windows7 pc without installed any software... it should be stable, wouldn't it). Adding the fact, that MacOS is Paid i say "Thank you, I don't want it". (don't get me wrong, no software is paid, there's piracy everywhere...) and still I find MacOS like... portable gsm OS (or something) but not a thing that should do work for me. I didn't use MACos for years, discluding a time I installed the latest leopard.... and still didn't like it. Linux... Well you said a lot things for it, which are true, but you (all) skipped telling that Linux has .... thousands of versions, adapted for almost every needs. There's gamer's editions, home-desktop editions, work editions, portables.... etc. They might be millions of versions.. and I DON'T BELIEVE you people can't find yours :> Now I am using win7 32 in my Home-PC and in to my Laptop.... but I have 3 flash drives with 3 different distros Knoppix, Slax, BlackTrack and kubuntu and it's good to know when I boot a usb (it's really fast) the things just happen :> (and I use to do this almost 1 time a day) Hi there.
I think the best OS is Linux. I know this sounds too lame for most of you but it’s the true… why? because there’s no suck thing ‘best os’
I see Windows like… nice OS, nice Driver support, kind’a stable GNU and really easy for use interface. At first look it’s so functional and so beautiful os, without limits, but that’s not true. Windows is the slowest OS on Earth (and should be in a big period) and also it’s not geek-friendly. If you need to do some tweaks to the Windows, that ill not be a problem, but if you need to change configuration every day/ or every hour or like me almost every minute… you realize that you’re f*cked and there are some d*mn things you can’t figure out, like ‘why my drivers stopped wodking’ ‘why I don’t have access to a file in my desktop’ etc… things that used to work for you, but now they don’t… so I find Windows nice For home (specially for Laptops) but if you have to do work or important project with Windows, you put your head in the bag.

MacOs. That’s the lamest OS (for me) ever. I don’t think that it’s a real os. It’s just a bunch of scripts/codes/libs… mixed and put in a beautiful way in front of your face. It’s not compatible with any software, but apples. The hardware’s the same limited. (nice marketing, hah ?!). Yep. It runs fast and it’s stable, but is it really stable or it’s limited functionality makes it look like stable ? (Imagine a windows7 pc without installed any software… it should be stable, wouldn’t it). Adding the fact, that MacOS is Paid i say “Thank you, I don’t want it”. (don’t get me wrong, no software is paid, there’s piracy everywhere…) and still I find MacOS like… portable gsm OS (or something) but not a thing that should do work for me. I didn’t use MACos for years, discluding a time I installed the latest leopard…. and still didn’t like it.

Linux…
Well you said a lot things for it, which are true, but you (all) skipped telling that Linux has …. thousands of versions, adapted for almost every needs. There’s gamer’s editions, home-desktop editions, work editions, portables…. etc. They might be millions of versions.. and I DON’T BELIEVE you people can’t find yours :>

Now I am using win7 32 in my Home-PC and in to my Laptop…. but I have 3 flash drives with 3 different distros Knoppix, Slax, BlackTrack and kubuntu and it’s good to know when I boot a usb (it’s really fast) the things just happen :> (and I use to do this almost 1 time a day)

]]> By: Aminul Islam Sajib http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-82288 Aminul Islam Sajib Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:40:30 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-82288 Linux maybe not good for some particular reasons, but I do believe that Mac OS is the best platform in the world. Windows just copies Mac, in case you know it, I don't have to tell you details. .-= Aminul Islam Sajib´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aisajib/~3/hIcl0rEmaxA/" rel="nofollow">BlogBuzzer – The Regular Dose for Search Engines & Directories</a> =-. Linux maybe not good for some particular reasons, but I do believe that Mac OS is the best platform in the world. Windows just copies Mac, in case you know it, I don’t have to tell you details.
.-= Aminul Islam Sajib´s last blog ..BlogBuzzer – The Regular Dose for Search Engines & Directories =-.

]]> By: Vlad Dolezal http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-81992 Vlad Dolezal Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:37:50 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-81992 So I read through this, thinking "Oh well, it was 2007. Of course he didn't like it back then." Then I realized I first switched to Linux... in early 2007! Been using it happily ever since :) .-= Vlad Dolezal´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AnAmazingMind/~3/C3Nr2YMwiVI/" rel="nofollow">Results of My “No Soap, No Shampoo” Experiment</a> =-. So I read through this, thinking “Oh well, it was 2007. Of course he didn’t like it back then.”

Then I realized I first switched to Linux… in early 2007! Been using it happily ever since :)
.-= Vlad Dolezal´s last blog ..Results of My “No Soap, No Shampoo” Experiment =-.

]]> By: When and why I broke up with… gambling .:. eDragonu - the choice of a personal path http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-1031 When and why I broke up with… gambling .:. eDragonu - the choice of a personal path Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:48:34 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-1031 [...] Time for another post in my series of “when and why I broke up with…”. It’s a series that generally deals with habit interruption, which I consider to be a cornerstone of personal development. There are several posts already in this series, and you can check out: when and why I broke up with… linux, or when and why I broke up with… smoking. [...] [...] Time for another post in my series of “when and why I broke up with…”. It’s a series that generally deals with habit interruption, which I consider to be a cornerstone of personal development. There are several posts already in this series, and you can check out: when and why I broke up with… linux, or when and why I broke up with… smoking. [...]

]]> By: Personal and Software development: Paid model vs Open Source model | eDragonu - the choice of a personal path http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-70 Personal and Software development: Paid model vs Open Source model | eDragonu - the choice of a personal path Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:51:39 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-70 [...] When and why I broke up with... linuxWhat is procrastination?The 6 thinking hats of your blogGTD for people living in transition countriesQuicksilver - blogging with Wordpress by emailWordpress 2.1 is closer than you thinkMindManager contest: show us your tricks and we'll give you a free license!Don't be afraid of your succes"Blending branding" advertising in the blogosphereWordpress 2.1 Ella is out [...] [...] When and why I broke up with… linuxWhat is procrastination?The 6 thinking hats of your blogGTD for people living in transition countriesQuicksilver – blogging with WordPress by emailWordpress 2.1 is closer than you thinkMindManager contest: show us your tricks and we’ll give you a free license!Don’t be afraid of your succes”Blending branding” advertising in the blogosphereWordpress 2.1 Ella is out [...]

]]> By: dragos http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-68 dragos Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:26:52 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-68 @ Leomarth: I agree it's getting beter every day, hopefully some day the driver support will be perfect in Linux @ Kettal: there is room for a much deeper discussion about paid model versus Open Source models, I think both have pro's and con's @ Leomarth: I agree it’s getting beter every day, hopefully some day the driver support will be perfect in Linux

@ Kettal: there is room for a much deeper discussion about paid model versus Open Source models, I think both have pro’s and con’s

]]> By: Kettal http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-60 Kettal Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:32:10 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-60 You are right about software support models. This is why Suse Enterprise, and other subscription type OS have an advantage in the business world. You are right about software support models. This is why Suse Enterprise, and other subscription type OS have an advantage in the business world.

]]> By: Leomarth http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-59 Leomarth Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:15:14 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-59 The only valid criticism I saw there was the driver support... but even that's getting better every day. The only valid criticism I saw there was the driver support… but even that’s getting better every day.

]]> By: dragos http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-56 dragos Sun, 28 Jan 2007 01:18:00 +0000 http://www.dragosroua.com/when-and-why-i-broke-up-with-linux/#comment-56 @kill4killin: well, it's a matter of choice, yes? I was using windows since 3.1 and it never did the job for me. sorry. @youtux: I'm not a fan, I'm just an enthousiastic digital tools user. As such I was into Linux and still am. I just switched to another OS, and if you'll read my article you'll notice that the big shift was made by the PRO's for using MAC OS, rather than the CON's for using Linux. @kill4killin: well, it’s a matter of choice, yes? I was using windows since 3.1 and it never did the job for me. sorry.

@youtux: I’m not a fan, I’m just an enthousiastic digital tools user. As such I was into Linux and still am. I just switched to another OS, and if you’ll read my article you’ll notice that the big shift was made by the PRO’s for using MAC OS, rather than the CON’s for using Linux.

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