Do you like use Windows or Unix/Linux? [modified]

[Vikram A Punathambekar]

guiqul163 wrote:

do you use Windows or Unix/Linux?

I don't have my own PC* and at work we use only Windows. * despite Nishbot urging me to get one ;P

Cheers, Vikram.

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[Monty2]

Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

I don't have my own PC*

WHAT !!! :wtf:

[cytrol]

At home i'm using both, at work Windows.

[NormDroid]

Windows of course. Been using Win3.0, Win3.1, Win3.11, NT3.5, NT3.51 NT4.0, Win2k, WinXP, WinVista and I can't see the trend changing. Notice I skipped Win95/WinME as never ever used them, I opted for NT3.51+Shell a far more stable environment at the time.

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[malockin]

this[^] might help you reduce the booting to Windows. Nicola

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[Lost User]

Wonderful. Thank you.

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[Anna Jayne Metcalfe]

I make my living from writing for Windows, so that's what I use. Currently one of my dev boxes is running XP, and the other triple booted to XP, Vista and Windows Server 2003 (it spends most of its time in Vista). My laptop runs XP, with VMs of whatever else I need day to day (typically Vista, Win2k and Win2k3 as and when required). If I had the time or a pressing customer requirement I'd run up a Linux distro for dev purposes - but the fact is that in my line of work (mainly user interface development and development tools extensibility) the demand for commercial work on the Linux platform is for all intents and purposes nil.

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[Joe Woodbury]

norm .net wrote:

Win3.0, Win3.1, Win3.11, NT3.5, NT3.51 NT4.0, Win2k, WinXP, WinVista

In addition to your list, I not only used NT 3.1, Windows 95 and the crap known as ME, I even used Windows 386--oh, was that a bundle of joy (sarcasm smiley.)

Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

[DavidNohejl]

guiqul163 wrote:

Sorry, my English is very poor. 我想问的话：您是使用哪个操作系统？您周围的朋友大多用哪个操作系统？您住在哪儿？

But much better then my chinese! :)

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[gynvael]

Both, Windows and Linux ;> Each on it's own piece of hardware G.C.

[dazfuller]

Yes, I use Ubuntu at home for personal use (and some development with Mono and Ruby/Python) and I use Windows XP at home for some legacy stuff. I then use Windows XP at work because I have to.

[NormDroid]

Joe Woodbury wrote:

Windows 95 and the crap known as ME

Got bless I never had the privilege of using 95 and ME, I did once see Win 2.0 being used though.

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[Lost User]

I use Windows, since it's the only OS that works... I've tried Linux (SUSE) but I lost so much time trying to make it understand my devices!

[hairy_hats]

Windows at work. I used to use Ubuntu Linux as much as possible at home but am fed up with the broken support for my scanner, Gaim no longer runs, print quality is poor, etc etc, so next time I'm getting an iMac. :-D

[Paul Watson]

My main OS is Mac OS X. I have Ubuntu Linux and Windows XP installed on it though in VMs. My server's OS is Solaris though. I get to interact with all of them daily.

regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

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[Cao Yi]

Redflag Linux I use now, it's a distribution of Linux in China. But I also use WindowXP at office because that our product works on Windows following our customer.

Programming is not all, the application is!

[Daniel Turini]

Rocky Moore wrote:

Is it true that in China, you can find illegal copies of software that appear legal sold for practially nothing?

In Brazil, they are sold on every single city, on the biggest streets and avenues, by street merchants ("Need games or programs for your computer, sir?"). No matter which software it is, it costs R$ 5 (around US$ 2). But the copies are clearly pirate, even the sellers say it's pirate software (actually, they use the word "alternative"). No one who uses pirate software can say "hey, I bought this CD and thought that it was legal!". I often see even cops buying music CDs from them, as their salary is very low. :sigh:

[Nemanja Trifunovic]

guiqul163 wrote:

So my question is that: do you use Windows or Unix/Linux?

Both. At work mostly Linux (SUSE and CentOS), at home mostly Windows (XP).

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[etkid84]

UNIX and Linux ROCK! Windows on the other hand, well, it's windows... I unfortunately have to deal with both. Kind regards to all.:cool:

David

[destynova]

I think you're being a bit naive to believe that most of the rest of the world has no forged stuff being sold. I've seen a fair amount here in Ireland that looks mostly legit, but certainly isn't.