[ QUOTE ] As far as Linux goes, I like it for my server in the basement. But as a desktop? No thanks. I don't want to have to work on my machines at home much, I'd rather just use it and get things done. With Linux, I have to worry about too many things. Should I use KDE or Gnome? Do I have the right libc library to run…
"Correct place" would be wherever you decide to keep your programs, not the ten folders the OS designers defined for throwing your programs into. Any program should be self-contained, with only shared libraries in any public place, not spread over bin, usr, etc, opt and var. If it leads to people doing stupid things, well,…
Maya is running natively on Linux, there is no need to use wine. And there are plenty of games that do too, so that you don't have to reboot into windows, which is what I was saying. P.S.: I do not hate MS, what I hate are quasi monopolys which are bad for the users, the economy and basicly bad for everything. Besides the…
It is not a 'nanny mentality' but a security necessarity... but I guess that are just fundamentally different concepts of how an OS should be designed. And configuration isn't really needed, everything is configurated automaticly more or less (concerning the hardware), and where it isn't there are graphical configuration…
[ QUOTE ] Things like you don't have to install programms a proper places, but they just run everywhere, and stuff like the plans to more or less stop using a file browser, and replace it with a fast search system, and the list goes on and on like that. I think most of these 'improvments' are really ment to help people who…
i have worked with linux, osx , and windows from 3.1 up to xp.. and before that dos shell.. and i have to say.. each has strengths.. i dont particulary love windows..but with the user base comes the apps..i dont like how unsecure windows is expecially with explorer being the main interface with your computer and the…
[ QUOTE ] OTOH, Apple has no competition in thehardware arena, ... As a result, they're slacking off and producing weaker hardware at higher prices. [/ QUOTE ] Apple has plenty of competition in the hardware arena. They just choose to try and lead here, and I think they do awesome as far as design. My Powerbook has shown…