What's your favourite OS

[Mathious]

Well having used just about every operating system released since 1995, I would have to go with Amiga Workbench as my alltime favourite - however development is fairly limited for that now, so Id say probably Mac Os X.
Although I do use FreeDos on a regular basis (for work) and thats never let me down.

I spent the first 5 or so years of my computer life running macs on system 6 through to 10.1 and for some insane reason (uni) gave it all up for a Shuttle running Xp - and whilst Xp is by far the most stable of the M$ operating systems it doesnt even come close to Os X.

I suppose as well, Darwin is up there with the greats  - but then thats just the bare bones of Os X anyway so..... um - lost myself in ramblings now...

[Moogie]

My favourite OS is anything that runs games without me having to type thousands of commands *coughlinuxcough* like I used to do when programming a Spectrum ZX98 cassette tape. *shudders*

God bless user-friendliness.

[Zorium]

RISC OS, there is no doubt this has to be the greatest OS released EVER although it needs some updating its all going ahead smoothly now so expect to see more of RISC OS soon

-Zorium

[SirJunkie]

Win 2k with every security patch out there

and yeah gentoo is great

[hook]

fav OS: GNU / Linux

2nd fav OS: probably MacOS X

fav distro: Gentoo

2nd fav distro: Slackware

[leji]

I quite agree with Moogie here...
I really like Linux (I\'m using mandrake 10 now) for it\'s stable, and really powerful when it comes to configure  every little aspect of your computer...
But when you need to configure the \'configure.sh\' file, then run make, to read that you need a package that isnt available, try to look for it but cant find the good version, look at your watch and realise you spent 2hours struggling to finally give up... I\'d say I prefer windows where you just double-click and watch your computer work...
But i promise that as soon as linux will be as user friendly as windows when it comes to installing programs, i\'ll get rid of the windows XP i\'m using right now !

[Kuiper7986]

I like VxWorks

[hook]

Originally posted by leji
I quite agree with Moogie here...
I really like Linux (I\'m using mandrake 10 now) for it\'s stable, and really powerful when it comes to configure  every little aspect of your computer...
But when you need to configure the \'configure.sh\' file, then run make, to read that you need a package that isnt available, try to look for it but cant find the good version, look at your watch and realise you spent 2hours struggling to finally give up... I\'d say I prefer windows where you just double-click and watch your computer work...
But i promise that as soon as linux will be as user friendly as windows when it comes to installing programs, i\'ll get rid of the windows XP i\'m using right now !

hmm, you mean something as simple as running:

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emerge -Up kde

or

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apt-get install gnome

...and just wait for everything you need for that package to install itself?
...or in fact only (single)clicking on the appropriate package link on a homepage and see the pretty GUI install the bugger?
...or select the package you want from the nifty GUI and click on the install button and see the nice progress bar install everything?

yea, sorry for the sarcasm ...but i had a worse time installing winXP (needed win<95, which needed dos - dos foo\'d up the partition alignment, installed win95, ran winxp installer from it ...blablabla ...and, no, i\'m not an idiot! i did try everything else that\'s more sensible!!) than installing any Linux distro lately. ...or maybe, i\'m just used to using \"non-user-friendly\" software...

to each his own...
and i\'ll be damned if i\'ll ever use win* on my own computer(s) again!! had enough of that era!!! *shudders*

[Nikolia]

I have used many OSs and different linux distros
Suse Live Eval, Suse Personal 9.2, Mandake Dolphin, Mandrake five star, Mandrake move, Red Hat Fedora Core, Woody Debian and Gentoo...
I have used all the Windows Distros besides the servers
though this is how it stands in my eyes,
Gentoo is the best Linux distro as you said. All you have to do
is write emerge kde, or emerge gnome and it\'s away
you can install wine x on it and run many games at the same
speed as windows with sound too!

I like Windows because it has alot of programs develpoed
for it and I am used to many of them such as photoshop and
flash. It has alot more support for games then linux does and
in some cases can run can run faster then linux
(when not infected with spyware) It is not immune to many
stupid worms and viruses. It is very easly exploited, it would
not be more secure then linux as a web server

So in different aspect they are both great
If you put windows\'s Multimedia and Linux\'s code andShell
support together, you would have one damn mighty fine
OS... well thats all I have to say

[Mathious]

you know i really cant understand why most unix users bitch about not having acess to os x on an x86 processer when darwin is totally hackable if you have an os x install disc - got my gf\'s pentium 2, 266mhz running darwin kernel os x 10.1 interface smooth as - and its only got 128mb ram!!

Also I think I need to do some digging on this risc os - I presume it\'s design for scalable risc architecture or x11? Im guessing with a firmware hack or two i could whack it on a separate partion on my ibookg4? (sorry to drunk to remember who posted bout it - but props to you anyway, and hi moogs, not spoke to you in a while - spoke to xylonias lately? not seen her in ages).


*chunter chunter chunter*

[Mathious]

this messgae board got expletive censorship or what? coulda sworn i typed b i t c h (minus the spaces..... hmmm someone else try....hmm wonder what other words come out as..................................

[Monketh]

It does.  Don\'t try to get around it.


Windows 98.  Stable, cheap because I own a few copies, and compatible with virtually everything.

~Monketh

[Zorium]

Also I think I need to do some digging on this risc os - I presume it\'s design for scalable risc architecture or x11? Im guessing with a firmware hack or two i could whack it on a separate partion on my ibookg4?

It runs on ARM chips so no X11.  Well it is possible to get RISC OS working on your ibook however I\'ll run you through a few things you need to know.

1)RISC OS is normally supplied on rom.  Although software versions are available for people who wish to run it on windows.

2)Running RISC OS from rom onto your laptop is all but impossible because there is no rom level support for Motorola chips in RISC OS.

Ok now since you can\'t use the rom route your going to have to emulate, there are two was to do this the legal way and the illegal way (please note I do not condone illegal activities blah, blah, blah ).

The Legal Way:  Talk to the people at Virtual Acorn and ask them about using a PC emulator on MacOS to run their software (so they will hopefully give you some extra dispensation for returns).

The Illegal Way:  Get a copy of Red Squirrel (don\'t know the website address) and then find a RISC OS rom image and then emulate Red Squirrel (apparently a Mac version will be released at some stage though).  This route costs less (nothing?) but you will get an older version of RISC OS and it is obviously (as you can see above) illegal.

-Zorium

[Dameon]

Windows XP after I have fortified it and modded the heck out of it with Window Blinds / Desktop X / Any other program that makes your desktop non-distigushable from a Mac or Linux system.

[leji]

Originally posted by hook

yea, sorry for the sarcasm ...but i had a worse time installing winXP (needed win<95, which needed dos - dos foo\'d up the partition alignment, installed win95, ran winxp installer from it ...blablabla ...and, no, i\'m not an idiot! i did try everything else that\'s more sensible!!) than installing any Linux distro lately. ...or maybe, i\'m just used to using \"non-user-friendly\" software...

to each his own...
and i\'ll be damned if i\'ll ever use win* on my own computer(s) again!! had enough of that era!!! *shudders*

Looks like we havent got the same luck...
apt-get ? I tried it with a weird release of Knoppix (installed on hard drive,not on CD), and it kept telling me the needed packages were not available.
emerge ? does exactly as if everything was fine is this perfect world and when I want to launch the application... nothing happens... The problems might be simple but I am just too lazy to look for it

And for Win XP, you are really unlucky ! It took me 30mins to install it, I nearly only pressed Enter at the begining and  went to the nearest bar to wait (no !! I\'m no alcoholic !!)