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Technical & Scientific => Software => Topic started by: ahluka on September 02, 2005, 10:45:54 AM

Title: Your OS
Post by: ahluka on September 02, 2005, 10:45:54 AM

I'm hoping this won't start a flaming contest.

I'm just curious as to which OS' the members here at ES use.

I use Linux as my primary and Windows XP for games.

Title: Your OS
Post by: Rob on September 02, 2005, 11:30:27 AM

XP at work (no choice)

XP at home (Linux suxorz)

(just kidding, FLStudio doesn't run on Linux :))

I have a PC with Linux on it, but I have no time to play with it.

Title: Your OS
Post by: Steve on September 02, 2005, 12:33:36 PM

linux and windows

Title: Your OS
Post by: ober on September 02, 2005, 01:01:38 PM

Windows here... we don't have any linux machines at work, and most of my development software is Windows only, so I stick with that at home as well.

Title: Your OS
Post by: Bassy on September 02, 2005, 01:49:49 PM

windows 2003 and xp at home

Title: Your OS
Post by: Tman on September 02, 2005, 11:32:16 PM

You guys need to take a look at cedega (http://www.transgaming.com) (cheap) and wine (http://www.winehq.com/) (free). I'm sure most of you knew about them already, but why don't you use them?

Anyway, as soon as I can get WoW fully working with cedega I'll be using Linux almost all the time, but for now I'm forced to use Windows when I play it. The way it works now is fine except for that the sound randomly gets extremely loud and staticy. Not good.

Anyone remember me btw? :)

Title: Your OS
Post by: ygfperson on September 03, 2005, 05:43:49 PM

What makes cedega better?

Title: Your OS
Post by: Rob on September 03, 2005, 06:04:50 PM

>>Anyone remember me btw?  

Indeed. Good to see you here :)

Title: Your OS
Post by: webwhy on September 03, 2005, 07:53:58 PM

Work:
    FreeBSD, Ubuntu Linux, Debian Stable, and one Gentoo box
    Windows XP on my workstation

Home:
    Ubuntu Linux
    Mac OS X

Title: Your OS
Post by: Tman on September 04, 2005, 12:50:24 AM

Quote from: ygfperson

What makes cedega better?

It has better support for a *lot* of games and performs better. They're also paid to fix any problems so...

Title: Your OS
Post by: salvelinus on September 05, 2005, 08:47:30 AM

Work - W2K. Some have XP, most use 98 because a) they're limited to running fairly simple a/o older programs, and b) they're computer illiterate. We're supposed to be getting a new system, though, which will require upgrades to hardware & OS.
Home - XP Pro, XP Home, W2K. Used to run linux on one box a few years ago,  know it's a generally better OS, but don't have the time or inclination to keep messing with it and doing stuff like chmod 777, getting it to work with Windows apps, etc. Maybe it's easier now, don't know. One of my linux textbooks had this line: Recompiling your kernel is no more difficult than any other complex software task. Gee, thanks. And it didn't help that after that was done, system files were renamed a/o moved. Then, instructions like: First, configure your /etc/yada/blingbling script, then... Ok, that file's been renamed or moved in the new kernel, then it didn't tell you how to configure it. This is why linux is no threat to MS in home use.

T-Man, welcome back.