-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Le 12-10-21 12:49 PM, [email protected] a écrit : > Hello everyone, > I wanted to make this "statistic" question a long time ago but didn't knew if I could do it or not, so if I can't please tell me. > > My question is, I made a choice of Free Software on my computers, and because of this I only have Trisquel Gnu/Linux and/or Parabola Gnu/Linux on my computers (laptop and desktop), so I just wanted to know, how many of you dual-boot with another operation system by choice (for example, for gaming or using some application that are not free).
No dual boot here. When I am replacing new systems I re-use the Windows license with a vanilla Windows install in Virtualbox. Many governement websites here in Quebec require Windows, unfortunately: http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:LibrePlanet_Qu%C3%A9bec/LPQC/WebRestreintQC When a Windows system needs to be "liberated", I convert it to a virtual machine (using VMWare converter), then re-import it in VirtualBox after a "baremetal" install of Trisquel/Ubuntu (depending on how much/how critical non-free hardware is). I've found if you leave a Windows system virtualized on a desktop it gets less usage than dual-boot, and it eases the transition. It's also easier to isolate/assign resources on VirtualBox (ie. no network, more RAM, etc.). Medium/longterm, I find it's event worth it to upgrade a system's RAM in order to have Windows virtualized when needs be. In my personal experience, KVM is a bit more invlived to get right for Windows systems, specially when needing USB support. Cheers, Fabian Rodriguez http://trisquel.magicfab.ca -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: PGP/Mime available upon request Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlCFdnYACgkQfUcTXFrypNVuTgCfWUlPJrFRDnpIRXTBg+BVefFS EmwAnRtKd02zAz4vEHg7LYG5ZxuTksvI =tsvm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
