I use Win7 at work (servers are FreeBSD). I also had a personal WinXP laptop until 4 months ago when I switched to air and I'm now using OSX at home for fun and sometimes also for work.
Poll: What is your primary operating system
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Re: Poll: What is your primary operating system
#92I've been using Windows pretty much since version 3.1 (though will some time on OS/2 as well) as my primary OS. I have, of course, used Linux, though mostly for servers and not a full-time primary OS. I also have a Chromebook running Chrome OS. Recently, I switched jobs and my team uses Macs so over the last few months my primary work OS is now Mac OS X, while I still use Windows at home. One thing I have discovered…
You'll never eliminate flame wars or any of it's derivatives.
You simply can't for the sole reason that the people that participate in those or are offended enough to start those
silly subjective "debates", are probably suffering from lack of identity.
Therefore they lash out at anyone that dislikes or doesn't share the exact same preferences, it makes them feel personally responsible to "defend" their choices in life.
Flamer wars are inevitable, the internet was made for venting and complaining that people are complaining is a big waste of your valuable time.
Everybody gets one.
Re: Poll: What is your primary operating system
#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would just like to add that there is a valid reason why Linux or the *BSDs are superior to Windows or OS X - they are Free. As in Speech. And I'm sad this doesn't even warrant a mention.
How much does the price tag matters when you are a developer or professional that gets paid $150/hour?
Free as in freedom. Not free pizza.
If you are getting $150 an hour, there are better things to do with the money than flaunt it in public.
Re: Poll: What is your primary operating system
#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would just like to add that there is a valid reason why Linux or the *BSDs are superior to Windows or OS X - they are Free. As in Speech. And I'm sad this doesn't even warrant a mention.
How much does the price tag matters when you are a developer or professional that gets paid $150/hour?
You're thinking free as in beer. Free as in speech means open source. As a developer you gain more from that as you can tweak/maintain your own software if needs be.
Re: Poll: What is your primary operating system
#95I've been using Windows pretty much since version 3.1 (though will some time on OS/2 as well) as my primary OS. I have, of course, used Linux, though mostly for servers and not a full-time primary OS. I also have a Chromebook running Chrome OS. Recently, I switched jobs and my team uses Macs so over the last few months my primary work OS is now Mac OS X, while I still use Windows at home. One thing I have discovered…
I would just like to add that there is a valid reason why Linux or the *BSDs are superior to Windows or OS X - they are Free. As in Speech. And I'm sad this doesn't even warrant a mention.
I agree with you. That's certainly a 'pro' on the side of Linux. I stated that every OS has it's pros and cons, but my goal wasn't to list what those are.
To say unilaterally that it's better for all people at all times in all use cases is, at the very least, an overstatement. While being free is a top concern for you and many others, for some (perhaps many) usability might be their top concern and they may be willing to sacrifice freedom for usability, and that's a choice we should all be free to make.
Re: Poll: What is your primary operating system
#96I've been using Windows pretty much since version 3.1 (though will some time on OS/2 as well) as my primary OS. I have, of course, used Linux, though mostly for servers and not a full-time primary OS. I also have a Chromebook running Chrome OS. Recently, I switched jobs and my team uses Macs so over the last few months my primary work OS is now Mac OS X, while I still use Windows at home. One thing I have discovered…
I would just like to add that there is a valid reason why Linux or the *BSDs are superior to Windows or OS X - they are Free. As in Speech. And I'm sad this doesn't even warrant a mention.
My way of thinking is that being free does not really to me, a lambda user, make it superior but otherwise just add pros and cons.
By using mostly Windows I trade the inconvenient and risks of non-free with other advantages. It is a informed choice.
RMS may hate me though :)
Re: Poll: What is your primary operating system
#97Ubuntu, as far as the eye can see.
Re: Poll: What is your primary operating system
#98The day is coming when Chrome, Firefox, Safari will be the poll options.
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Re: Poll: What is your primary operating system
#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would just like to add that there is a valid reason why Linux or the *BSDs are superior to Windows or OS X - they are Free. As in Speech. And I'm sad this doesn't even warrant a mention.
How much does the price tag matters when you are a developer or professional that gets paid $150/hour?
In the last 5 years I have spent more on Free Software donations than I have in licensing crippleware.
Re: Poll: What is your primary operating system
#100OSX is the only operating system that can run iTunes, Office, Photoshop/Fireworks, Ruby, Python, bash scripts, Apache, Mysql without virtualization or any weird and unfun hacks (yeah, cygwin, I'm looking at you!).
I have run ALL on Windows, no cygwin necessary :-)