A Conversation between Windows user & FOSS user( MUST READ)

[Cool G5]

One day, I was just chatting casually with a friend & suddenly it our conversation turned into this debate.

We never knew we will go on non-stop for 3 hours. We both were already late for lunch but still were excited. At the end of the chat we both realised, we had a very healthy debate. From that day onwards there have been very few fights between me & my friend.

Though I want to become a FOSS supporter cum promoter, I do respect other OS's.

Mail to digit ? Well is anybody listening here? Raabooo ??

I would be glad if this becomes a part of Digit Magazine. Never got any article posted in the mag

 

[nileshgr]

One day, I was just chatting casually with a friend & suddenly it our conversation turned into this debate.

We never knew we will go on non-stop for 3 hours. We both were already late for lunch but still were excited. At the end of the chat we both realised, we had a very healthy debate. From that day onwards there have been very few fights between me & my friend.

Though I want to become a FOSS supporter cum promoter, I do respect other OS's.

Mail to digit ? Well is anybody listening here? Raabooo ??

I would be glad if this becomes a part of Digit Magazine. Never got any article posted in the mag

send this article to editor@thinkdigit.com

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

am so bored.
I use the most Productive OS for the given task.
Quite simple.

 

[nileshgr]

am so bored.
I use the most Productive OS for the given task.
Quite simple.

and which is the one u use ? i suppose win32 ?

 

[debsuvra]

Well dude, just because of this:


You're saying, "Nice replies dudes!" like this thread is yours...

"Wish u would know is these person A and B in that conversation" And you're saying this like you already know the persons.

A owns Nokia 5700, so he is Cool G5. Also, see the tux in his avatar.

And B, you...... And, you're location: Windows Vista SP1

Good observations, I have to admit. But I also have the Arch linux promo in my siggy, whats about that ?

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

and which is the one u use ? i suppose win32 ?

Both. Win32 and Ubuntu.
Am no n00b at linux, I know most unix commands in detail !!
mine is the computer science text book knowledge... not the most practical type though.

and now i am into cross platform programming FTW.

 

[Faun]

^^yup knowing commands doesnt work in linux

 

[kumarmohit]

Nice though finger started to hurt. Scrolling on laptop is P.I.T. Finger!

 

[nileshgr]

Both. Win32 and Ubuntu.
Am no n00b at linux, I know most unix commands in detail !!
mine is the computer science text book knowledge... not the most practical type though.

and now i am into cross platform programming FTW.

I am no win32 user.... I use Fedora 9... Its been long me using Linux... I didn't read any textbook or anything.... whatever I learnt I learnt from my own experience and Google and ofcourse some Linux Forums In our 11th class IP Txtbk, v hv all about win32, vb6, oracle...... And when I started using Linux (Fedora Core 6) I did not know ANYTHING about Linux.

 

[Ecko]

Billy has got shares of Intel also so if he increases hardware requirements from those crappy Vista then it gonna sell more & thus generating more profit
Did any1 pointed out dat ??

Windows still lacks on many ends and what the use of security when you get holed up on even the older flaws (ya registry hacks still work & much more )

M$ is either poor at innovating or when they innovate they dont have sense of advertising it

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

^^^^^^^^
I agree !
Its the marketing team and top management that has got MS into all the mess.
Else engineers are MS are one of the best and smartest.
Every one aspires to work for MS or Google and likes.

 

[Faun]

... I didn't read any textbook or anything.... whatever I learnt I learnt from my own experience and Google and ofcourse some Linux Forums

yup same goes for me *s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/visio159/Unismilies/81.png

 

[confused]

Well dude, just because of this:


You're saying, "Nice replies dudes!" like this thread is yours...

"Wish u would know is these person A and B in that conversation" And you're saying this like you already know the persons.

A owns Nokia 5700, so he is Cool G5. Also, see the tux in his avatar.

And B, you...... And, you're location: Windows Vista SP1

ur very smart indeed ....... i think u'll crack IITJEE after all

 

[skeletor]

ur very smart indeed ....... i think u'll crack IITJEE after all

Thanx dude, I'm aiming at it........

A = Cool G5

B = I won't disclose. Keep guessing

Good observations, I have to admit. But I also have the Arch linux promo in my siggy, whats about that ?

*gauravlive.x10hosting.com/2008/08/10/windows-foss-conversation/#comments

When did I say that you can't have it....You weren't acting as a fanboy. But the 2nd person is definitely you......

 

[confused]

Thanx dude, I'm aiming at it........

best of luck!!
work hard and aim high. to get a good core branch in any of the top 5 IITs, u need a rank of 2500 or better. (i myself could manage only 5500+ in my second attempt after dropping a year, which is worthless)
And remember not getting into IIT is not the end of the world....... there are many other excellent colleges.

 

[nileshgr]

Billy has got shares of Intel also so if he increases hardware requirements from those crappy Vista then it gonna sell more & thus generating more profit
Did any1 pointed out dat ??

Windows still lacks on many ends and what the use of security when you get holed up on even the older flaws (ya registry hacks still work & much more )

M$ is either poor at innovating or when they innovate they dont have sense of advertising it

the basic principle behind FOSS is "ek se bhale do".... I hope you understand Hindi...

let's assume that in M$ there are 10k developers working for windows.... then in the Open Source world there are 100k developers are contributing to Linux and softwares...

so the ratio of developers (M$:OSS) is 1:10 which means for one developer from M$ there are 10 developers in FOSS and this is the reason why Linux turns out to be so good...

 

[Faun]

^^but i chose it coz it is not fckued up by corporate world and no business talks to gut down hideous restrictions. You don't say that someone owns whole linux, its you who is the owner.

And yeah its one of the best thing that ever happened in tech. *s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/visio159/Unismilies/68.png

 

[max_demon]

The one thing i like about linux is that when we use Command line interface on a laptop at a coffee shop and some geeky text on screen , the person sitting next to us/girlfriend impress much . rather than watching porn/Playing Crysis(or other graphix game ) .. also what i noticed all my noob friends install Windows on their Pc .. that looks hell n00bish ... i remember when i was n--b and i suck at operating systems i was useing windows. all linux users must be firstly useing windows and then use distro (just because they were getting smarter ) . and the one's (geeks)who are still useing windows i bet they will move to linux/unix based kernel sooner or later .

 

[confused]

@all - which is the best linux distro out there??

after reading so many ppl's posts that they became more knowledgeable after shifting to linux, i want in too.
i mainly use the pc for surfing, downloading, and music.
also will it work on a 800Mhz PIII, with 256MB ram??? (i guess it should)

 

[iMav]

^^ Try Linux Mint. better than Ubuntu.

or Arch linux, metalhead says that it is the simplest distro out there.