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What's your favorite operating system and why?

I personally like Linux the best (my distribution is Gentoo). I'm not going to argue that it's better than Windows, but I will say it can accomplish the same tasks without paying or being bound by a license or product key.

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UnknownSniper65

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#2 UnknownSniper65

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Windows...plays all my games perfectly fine and its easy to use.

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Linux (openSuSE) because I can control the OS instead of it controlling me :)

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#4 MetroidPrimePwn

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Windows. Games.

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I've only tried macintosh and windows. For me, windows is much better.

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#6 JigglyWiggly_

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FreeBSD is the sex.

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FreeBSD is the sex.JigglyWiggly_

I've always wanted to try BSD. What does it bring to the table compared to Linux?

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Windows because of the games and Linux for the lulz.

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#9 JigglyWiggly_

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[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]FreeBSD is the sex.Vax45

I've always wanted to try BSD. What does it bring to the table compared to Linux?

Ports system is in FreeBSD is an awesome package manager. It has the source code and a precompiled package so you can either do a quickie install, or compile it yourself with all the dependcies gathered for you. Unlike most common distros of Linux these days, it doesn't come with a gui, so you can install one if you'd like. It's what I'd also call more "stable". And of course there is native support for ZFS because there is no liscencing issue conflict with the BSD liscence and Sun's. Linux and zfs aren't getting along well because of the liscencing issues. The directory structure is more neat, /usr/local/etc is where things belonged to users go when installed, and uh some other random stuff.

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Windows works fine with me. Not fond of fidgeting with Linux anymore, don't want to pay extra for a Mac (also I'm not cool enough).

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#11 my_mortal_coil

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Windows 7 is pretty awesome so far ...

Metroid what movie is that in your sig?

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Windows, cuz I havent tried anything else.

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#13 HydraRizlim

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Windows vista (yes I'm serious)

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Windows because of the games and Linux for the lulz.
cd_rom

what lulz?

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Out of the ones I've used (Windows and Mac), I simply prefer Windows.

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Windows.....:)

For the games, utilities, a nearly infinite software library.

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Windows 7, because of foobar2000 + WASAPI. Ignoring that, then Linux.

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#18 batman_is_aweso

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Windows works fine with me. Not fond of fidgeting with Linux anymore, don't want to pay extra for a Mac (also I'm not cool enough).duxup

lmfao u mean the mac isnt cool enough for ya

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I switched over to Mac today. Copped myself a macbook pro, I think it's amazing so far.

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#20 br0kenrabbit

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Windows XP, because the newer versions of Windows won't support my joystick port, and I wuv my MS Force Feedback Pro joystick.

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#21 StrawberryHill

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I'd say Windows, just because it makes pc gaming relatively problem free. I like XP the best, but I have not tried 7 yet.

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Mac OSX. Windows failed me too many times over the years.

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Member since 2008 • 3331 Posts

Linux Ubuntu Ultimate Edition on one Machine

Linux Ubuntu 9.10 on the other

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Windows. I feel gimped using OSX and Linux/Ubuntu. With windows when I'm online I know that anything I download or want to buy will be compatible, not so with OSX or a Linux dist. Yeah there is lots of Open Source softawre, but most of it is pure **** regardless of how many nut huggers that junk has.

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#25 JigglyWiggly_

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Windows. I feel gimped using OSX and Linux/Ubuntu. With windows when I'm online I know that anything I download or want to buy will be compatible, not so with OSX or a Linux dist. Yeah there is lots of Open Source softawre, but most of it is pure **** regardless of how many nut huggers that junk has.
-Red-Cell-

Most of it is pure **** Oh and Windows software isn't :P That reminds me, I am the only one who voted for BSD lulz.

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#26 RobboElRobbo

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Windows XP in particular.

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Windows XP Home. No fuss, no muss. I run 5 computers at home, and two PS3's. All networked.

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Windows. I grew tired of overpaying for Macs years ago, and my patience has eroded over time so that I have no desire to install Linux. Not that there's anything wrong with Linux, but it's the computing equivalent of having a kit car in your garage, where most of your time is spent tinkering with it rather than driving it.

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#30 windsquid9000

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Windows 7 because you can play games with it and it's not made by Apple.

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#31 raven_squad

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Windows XP, most definitely.

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#32 hockeyruler12

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Windows 7 > OSX

7 just works, the new taskbar is brilliant.

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Windows is the only OS I've ever used so...

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im loving windows 7!

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#35 JigglyWiggly_

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Windows 7 > OSX
7 just works, the new taskbar is brilliant.
hockeyruler12

Hmm, I don't like Macs themselves but I wouldn't say that. Their operating system kernel is UNIX, which by definition means it's going to be more stable.It also has some very interesting things like dmg files(the equiv of exe), where all dmg files launch in a virtual drive, where they cannot touch other processes, this is HELLA secure, except noticibly slower. Security always comes first, hence you never see Mac viruses. Of course I hate the userbase, and also Macs since they are UNIX, porting apps from say BSD or even Linux is much much simpler, that porting something to Windows.

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#36 savebattery

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Windows is a horribly designed operating system, but it is also compatible with the most software and hardware, which gives it an instant advantage over Mac OS., P Windows is only good for gaming. Mac OS X is totally useless, because every advantage over Windows it has is tripled in Linux, Solaris, and BSD. As you can see in my signature, I'm a user of many different operating systems. My current favorites include Ubuntu 9.10, PC-BSD 7.1.1, and OpenSolaris. I'm also familiar with FreeBSD, Puppy Linux, Fedora, Arch Linux, and Slackware among others. Open source, UNIX-like operating systems are superior to Windows in every imaginable way except for major gaming. Even though I own a Mac, the OS is incredibly gimped compared to other UNIX systems. There is no justification for Apple charging for OS X when Linux, Solaris, and BSD are free.

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#37 savebattery

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[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Windows. I grew tired of overpaying for Macs years ago, and my patience has eroded over time so that I have no desire to install Linux. Not that there's anything wrong with Linux, but it's the computing equivalent of having a kit car in your garage, where most of your time is spent tinkering with it rather than driving it.

You should try Linux Mint or PC-BSD. No configuration involved. Codecs, drivers, and applications out of the box. And unlike with Windows, there is no maintenance. No defragmentation, no antivirus, no firewalls, no disk clean ups, etc.

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#38 deactivated-57e5de5e137a4

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Windows 7. It's got more options that Mac, better options that Linux, and plays all my games too. Price doesn't matter to me when I'm choosing my favorite. I don't say a Honda Civic is my favorite car just because it's cheap and runs well.

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#39 deactivated-5c8e4e07d5510

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Windows. I've always had Windows, and always will. Linux isn't terrible, but I don't like it much. I also don't mind OSX, but I'm not very familiar with it.

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#40 savebattery

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better options that Linux,guynamedbilly

No, really.

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#41 deactivated-57e5de5e137a4

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[QUOTE="guynamedbilly"]better options that Linux,savebattery

No, really.

Example? Or is that too much to ask? What am I saying, of course it is. tee hee

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#42 savebattery

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[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="guynamedbilly"]better options that Linux,guynamedbilly

No, really.

Example? Or is that too much to ask? What am I saying, of course it is. tee hee

Compiz-fusion? Bash? Compiling a custom kernel? The amount of "options" Linux has is limited only by the imagination and capability of the user. Every aspect of your system is completely customizable.

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About 90% of the time I've used a computer, it was a Mac. So that's pretty much what I'm used to using.

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Ubuntu 9.04. I've found that between Wine and DOSBox, every game I ever wanted runs just fine. I've even bought and played Windows games in Linux exclusively (Like Portal and Braid). Oh, and the bootspeed...ah, the bootspeed. Parent's Windows XP 3 ghz Core 2 Duo boots in 4 minutes; my ancient Pentium D boots in 30 seconds., and has booted at the same speed ever since I installed it. Also, I like the easibility of compiling stuff in Linux. It's especially useful when you need to compile Glide enabled DOSBox to play Tomb Raider with pretty graphics :P

Haven't tried 7 yet though; looking forward to playing with it. Regardless, I'll always keep an Ubuntu dual boot handy.

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#45 deactivated-57e5de5e137a4

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Compiz-fusion? Bash? Compiling a custom kernel? The amount of "options" Linux has is limited only by the imagination and capability of the user. Every aspect of your system is completely customizable.savebattery

Well that's the thing about that word "better." It's subjective to the person presenting the word, so though you may like typing out commands for things, and have pretty spinning boxes, and having a custom kernel (though it's better than the other options presented), those features are not useful to me in most situations, and they are definitely not "better" than my options in Windows that I don't have to spend hours to do. Subjectively written, of course.

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#46 savebattery

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[QUOTE="savebattery"] Compiz-fusion? Bash? Compiling a custom kernel? The amount of "options" Linux has is limited only by the imagination and capability of the user. Every aspect of your system is completely customizable.guynamedbilly

Well that's the thing about that word "better." It's subjective to the person presenting the word, so though you may like typing out commands for things, and have pretty spinning boxes, and having a custom kernel (though it's better than the other options presented), those features are not useful to me in most situations, and they are definitely not "better" than my options in Windows that I don't have to spend hours to do. Subjectively written, of course.

Aside from major gaming, every "option" available in Windows is also available in Linux. The reverse is not true.

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#47 deactivated-57e5de5e137a4

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Aside from major gaming, every "option" available in Windows is also available in Linux. The reverse is not true.savebattery

Maybe you can help me then. I built a Ubuntu entertainment center for my brother and wanted to get them access to Netflix "Watch Now", which will not work without Windows Media Player 11. It also says it require IE, but I'm not so sure about that. I looked around for about a month before I gave up because the only options I thought were viable was to run a virtual machine, which this computer wasn't really capable of handling, and installing Windows, which I didn't want to do because I didn't want to buy it. I've already tried several different browsers and installed codec packs and players. Can you offer a suggestion?

The example above illustrates my like/despise relationship with Ubuntu and Knoppix which are the two distros I've used.

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Windows, Because of its huge games and software library :D

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#49 monkeymoose5000

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Windows, too inexperienced to mess with Linux. And I hate Macs.

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#50 savebattery

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[QUOTE="savebattery"] Aside from major gaming, every "option" available in Windows is also available in Linux. The reverse is not true.guynamedbilly

Maybe you can help me then. I built a Ubuntu entertainment center for my brother and wanted to get them access to Netflix "Watch Now", which will not work without Windows Media Player 11. It also says it require IE, but I'm not so sure about that. I looked around for about a month before I gave up because the only options I thought were viable was to run a virtual machine, which this computer wasn't really capable of handling, and installing Windows, which I didn't want to do because I didn't want to buy it. I've already tried several different browsers and installed codec packs and players. Can you offer a suggestion?

The example above illustrates my like/despise relationship with Ubuntu and Knoppix which are the two distros I've used.

PlayOn+XBMC for Ubuntu. PlayOn will need to be registered, but it is possible.

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