Nah ......
Am new to Linux and gOS (about 2 months old). I have been windows
from 1994 - 2006 and migrated to Mac ..... so my experiences are very
much as a "standard-user-with-little-knowledge". On the Linux side, I
am learning gOS, openSuse and Fedora .... trying to establish which
will be my main linux distro given my limited knowledge.
I have 3 desktops (in dual boot mode) Opensuse + Vista home ; gOS + XP
; Fedora + Win 7. All computers are similar in specs, i.e. dual core,
2.5-2.6ghz, all have the 320gb 7200rpm HDD, all have linux within
130-137gb from the front, booted by GRUB. There is another computer
(OLD) that only has gOS in it. Lastly, my main computer is a MacBook
Pro running OSx 10.5.7 but I digress.
These are my impressions ...
I've been acting silly lately "duelling" win7, Vista home and XP
versus a linux distro (using 2 computers at a time). I don't tweak
anything (except update the distros on first install) and my only
desire is "responsiveness" and "no hanging". My linux distros are way
ahead of windows OS' IMHO. My boot times from grub (counted from
pressing enter) are still faster in a linux distro by about 10- 48
secs depending on windows OS. Win 7 is faster than Vista but it still
runs the same number of processes although at different moments.
Calling to action firefox or the native mail handler is still faster
in linux. Even closing a program and/or the OS is faster. I know
Win7 is still in beta though I cannot see it equaling the
responsiveness of Linux. By the way ...14GB for a beta version?
Visually, my desktop is pretty ('specially opensuse's kde 4) but what
linux can do to the desktop is amazing. Cube's, wobbles, wiggles,
etc. At the very least, linux and win7 are equal in terms of
"pretty"but when you add the make-up, linux' KDE still outperforms
win7 and Vista anytime.
My 8-year old son just started computing this year. He has had no
difficulty navigating the Linux desktop. I gave him an old computer
which has solely gOS. From this experience, thumbs up to linux and
gOS.
As for the phrase "everything works out of the box", I've been lucky
with gOS. I've pulled a few hairs with opensuse and a little bit more
with fedora. That's why I still have dual-boot mode, just in case
something does not work. Although, I have some problems with Win7 too.
In this regard, windows has the edge because I think OEM's have
favored "seattle" and have made drivers for them. Now, I understand
that the flexibility of Linux also means that we need "brain-power"
and perseverance to tweak the OS...so I call these phase
"get-to-know-one-another". I've been luck with gOS and have pulled
the least amount of hair so (confidently), my travel laptop only has
gOS as the OS and has not failed me yet.
So, am I sweating? Nah. Now, if "seattle" can come close or equal my
mac experiences then I may consider windows again. I'm referring to
user interface and complete integration. How stressless I was form the
get-go. In my mac, everything was easy and pretty, everything was
responsive, nothing has hanged (even for a dodo like me) and,
everything worked out of the box. My only hardship in the Mac is to
press the power button....so far:)
So there....my ranking stands as Mac, gOS, Opensuse, Fedora, XP.
Let's not even include Vista. As for Win7, it reminds me of Vista,
sort of like "same banana different color".
Just my 2 cents' worth.
Raymond...in "still learning the terminal" mode
On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:03 AM, kdsj jkghsdjk <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> http://www.fachak.com/can-linux-beat-microsoft-windows-7
>
>
> For all you Linux lovers... do u feel the heat..!!
>
> Android
>
> >
>
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