BF2S Forums Should I wait for Windows 7?

TheAussieReaper wrote:

FloppY_ wrote:

I know it is because I don't know the commands but honestly... Microsoft OS > Linux when it comes to userfreindlyness and compability..

Microsoft OS is built on the back of DOS....

So?

You can still do close to everything on Windows without ever having to touch dos

I love that microsoft takes their old builds and build ontop, creating a solid, well tested foundation...

FloppY_ wrote:

Sydney wrote:

FloppY_ wrote:

Ahahahahaha, oh wow



no srsly. dumbest comment ever
XP > Ubuntu > Vista > ??? > OS-X

Really? Ubuntu (and most other Linux distros) do everything that XP does better, and can do a lot more than that. The only thing missing is native directx support, but that's because directx is made by MICROSOFT.

Oh, and all Linux is free, beat that.

I really, REALLY hate the amount of terminal commands you have to go through to fix even the simplest of problems in Linux...

I know it is because I don't know the commands but honestly... Microsoft OS > Linux when it comes to userfreindlyness and compability..

Imho microsoft could have the client OS monopoly if it stood to me.. that way compability would be at 100%

Also I mainly use my PC for gaming so I will never be running Ubuntu in anything more than virtual machines..

The terminal commands is what makes me love Linux so much, you aren't dependant on any GUI, you can do everything you want with a simple terminal.

Also, you won't NEED to fix any problems in Linux, 99% of stuff works right out of the box, no need to install drivers, and if you need to install drivers, you can simply do that by going to a menu and installing restricted drivers, no need to go on the Internet and having to search for drivers.

I could never go back to have windows as my main OS after I have been using Linux, it's just a whole another league of OS.

Sydney wrote:

Also, you won't NEED to fix any problems in Linux, 99% of stuff works right out of the box, no need to install drivers, and if you need to install drivers, you can simply do that by going to a menu and installing restricted drivers, no need to go on the Internet and having to search for drivers.

That's exactly what I had to do for my fucking D-Link wireless laptop card.  And I had to do all this "sudo" shit or whatever.  Browse a list, yeah, yeah, it's supposed to be easy, but none of those things that are supposed to work actually work!  So I go online, search and find my own solution.  And I have to use the stupid fucking terminal to type in commands that are WAY TOO FUCKING LONG.

Finally I get it working.

That pretty much sums up my Ubuntu experience since I nearly threw the laptop out the window after all that.

edit: There you go!  Two people who have had problems with wireless adapters.

Last edited by haffeysucks (2008-12-28 08:42:44)

Sydney wrote:

haffeysucks wrote:

Sydney wrote:

Also, you won't NEED to fix any problems in Linux, 99% of stuff works right out of the box, no need to install drivers, and if you need to install drivers, you can simply do that by going to a menu and installing restricted drivers, no need to go on the Internet and having to search for drivers.

That's exactly what I had to do for my fucking D-Link wireless laptop card.  And I had to do all this "sudo" shit or whatever.  Browse a list, yeah, yeah, it's supposed to be easy, but none of those things that are supposed to work actually work!  So I go online, search and find my own solution.  And I have to use the stupid fucking terminal to type in commands that are WAY TOO FUCKING LONG.

Finally I get it working.

That pretty much sums up my Ubuntu experience since I nearly threw the laptop out the window after all that.

edit: There you go!  Two people who have had problems with wireless adapters.

Shouldn't be hard tbh.

If it happens that you need go online to find a driver here's how you do it.

Option 1:
1. Find a binary driver for it
2. Download to ~/sources/wirelessdriver/
3. Open Terminal and type: "cd ~/sources/wirelessdriver/"
4. Type "sh drivername.run"
5. Go through install procedure
6. DONE!

Option 2: (Only source drivers exist)
1. Find a source driver for it
2. Download to ~/sources/wirelessdriver/
3. Open a terminal and type: "cd ~/sources/wirelessdriver/"
4. Type "./configure" followed by "make" followed by "sudo make install"
5. DONE.

Simple enough tbh.

blargh

imma try this just to see if i can prove you wrong

See, that's the problem with Linux: it does come down to what distro you are using. I like that it is so customizable, but I personally prefer the customization of Firefox. I can customize it in any way and I never have to look at the code. I do like the little logic problems that come with making programs and whatnot, but I could never see that as something to do regularly. For the people that do it and do it well, though, I salute you and pledge my willingness to inflate your blow-up doll for you so that you can keep coding.

I'd like to see a good monitor come out that can give HD-capability and also be touchscreen. Where is that monitor? I have yet to find one.

Sydney wrote:

FloppY_ wrote:

Sydney wrote:

Really? Ubuntu (and most other Linux distros) do everything that XP does better, and can do a lot more than that. The only thing missing is native directx support, but that's because directx is made by MICROSOFT.

Oh, and all Linux is free, beat that.

I really, REALLY hate the amount of terminal commands you have to go through to fix even the simplest of problems in Linux...

I know it is because I don't know the commands but honestly... Microsoft OS > Linux when it comes to userfreindlyness and compability..

Imho microsoft could have the client OS monopoly if it stood to me.. that way compability would be at 100%

Also I mainly use my PC for gaming so I will never be running Ubuntu in anything more than virtual machines..

The terminal commands is what makes me love Linux so much, you aren't dependant on any GUI, you can do everything you want with a simple terminal.

Also, you won't NEED to fix any problems in Linux, 99% of stuff works right out of the box, no need to install drivers, and if you need to install drivers, you can simply do that by going to a menu and installing restricted drivers, no need to go on the Internet and having to search for drivers.

I could never go back to have windows as my main OS after I have been using Linux, it's just a whole another league of OS.

Comes down to your point of view... imo that other league lies below microsofts

I have had no problems ever since I installed Daniel K's hacked custom X-FI drivers... that was over a year ago...

max wrote:

I can't help but notice that all the tech team members are happy with Vista ...

Maybe it has to do the fact if you know your facts instead of just listening to rants of the uneducated you realize it is a good OS.

VMware ftw

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

I have had no problems ever since I installed Daniel K's hacked custom X-FI drivers... that was over a year ago...

I never had a problem with that at all, and that's with Creatives drivers. Of course, I switched after SP1 so they may have fixed it then, but I had no issues when I was running Server08 though. Maybe it's because I have a fake XFi, I dunno.

kylef wrote:

Audigy 2 ZS running fine on Vista here

just occasional noise but other than that it works perfectly!!

Vista64 works like a dream for me... except for the fact that after coming out of sleep it BSOD's.

killer21 wrote:

.Sup wrote:

just occasional noise but other than that it works perfectly!!

GSM interference?

No, I was being a bit sarcastic but I remember when I had Audigy 2 ZS installed on Vista there were so much noise compared to XP.