Which Operating System Are You?

[violet_crown]

As we should. Apple is patronizing and Windows is the worst of all worlds.

Cold. So very cold.

 

[1487610420]

"You are Slackware Linux. You are the brightest among your peers, but are often mistaken as insane. Your elegant solutions to problems often take a little longer, but require much less effort to complete (cuz of all that inane effort you put ib4)."

Story of mylyf

 

[Coriolis]

I'm guessing you use a Linux system, Coriolis? Maybe even one of the BSDs?

Not BSD. I use Ubuntu on my desktop, and Lubuntu on my netbook.

Cold. So very cold.

What? I'm missing something here.

 

[Stigmata]

 

[entropie]

Amiga OS

this thread reply was posted with an inline bash shell browser on debian ARM, I hate tests !

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Haven't ever used this variety of Linux before. At the moment, I'm just using Windows 10, though I've considered installing Linux. I've done it before. Evidently, I'm in good company.

 

[Lexicon]

I got Windows XP.
I loved XP.

 

[Coriolis]

Haven't ever used this variety of Linux before. At the moment, I'm just using Windows 10, though I've considered installing Linux. I've done it before. Evidently, I'm in good company.

You should go back to linux, especially if you have used it before and thus are familiar with it. I long ceased to see any benefit to windows, though unfortunately must use it at work.

 

[Hiraeth]

I don't even know what this is.

 

[citizen cane]

Amiga OS.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

You should go back to linux, especially if you have used it before and thus are familiar with it. I long ceased to see any benefit to windows, though unfortunately must use it at work.

Well, what are the benefits, other than the fact that it's less prone to viruses? I know I can tinker with it more, but from a practical standpoint what advantage would it provide?

 

[chubber]

Well, what are the benefits, other than the fact that it's less prone to viruses? I know I can tinker with it more, but from a practical standpoint what advantage would it provide?

Nothing, it's also prone to upgrade hassles. And in most situations it seems people find it easier to format and reinstall, which gives it another windows feel to it. lol

I just like that it gives me more tools for free to play with, but if one bothers to find out windows can do it too, limited but it can do most, unless you buy software that can do it/or use alternative free (sometimes non compliant) apps on it. I always find myself having to "break out" of the OS' way of doing things to moving automation to scripts that suites my needs of automation, so I can't say that Linux *is* the way to go.

 

[Korvinagor]

I don't even know what this is.

It's a PDA operating system (well, more like 'the', but semantics aside...). Hence the punctual and straightforward personality.

 

[Korvinagor]

Nothing, it's also prone to upgrade hassles. And in most situations it seems people find it easier to format and reinstall, which gives it another windows feel to it. lol

I just like that it gives me more tools for free to play with, but if one bothers to find out windows can do it too, limited but it can do most, unless you buy software that can do it/or use alternative free (sometimes non compliant) apps on it. I always find myself having to "break out" of the OS' way of doing things to moving automation to scripts that suites my needs of automation, so I can't say that Linux *is* the way to go.

That's interesting. Many people seem to like Linux for its ability to update all its software automatically without having to rely on said software doing it by themselves (or manually downloading updates).

Although that would make for a nice post: 'X Ways Linux is Better Than Windows'...

 

[meowington]

If only Powershell was an OS

 

[Coriolis]

Well, what are the benefits, other than the fact that it's less prone to viruses? I know I can tinker with it more, but from a practical standpoint what advantage would it provide?

Linux is less prone to viruses. In modern versions, one can tinker as much or as little as one wants, and it is generally as plug-and-play as Windows is - often moreso. Plus there is an enormous assortment of free software available for it, and it is naturally free of all the bloatware/adware that windows seems to ship with nowadays. I also don't like the way MS forces windows on people buying new computers. One should be able to purchase HW completely separately from SW. Then again, I built my last couple of computers, so nothing was installed by default.

 

[Korvinagor]

If only Powershell was an OS

The new(ish) terminal for Windows? For what reasons?

I mean, if you want a terminal operating system, look no further than Emacs (I'm kidding, I'm kidding...).

 

[Falcarius]

You are TRSDOS. Compatibility is always an issue with you. You feel the world has passed you by. Time has not treated you well.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Linux is less prone to viruses. In modern versions, one can tinker as much or as little as one wants, and it is generally as plug-and-play as Windows is - often moreso. Plus there is an enormous assortment of free software available for it, and it is naturally free of all the bloatware/adware that windows seems to ship with nowadays. I also don't like the way MS forces windows on people buying new computers. One should be able to purchase HW completely separately from SW. Then again, I built my last couple of computers, so nothing was installed by default.

Is there an equivalent to Cortana and touchscreen capability? Both are a little bit gimmicky, I suppose, but it impresses me nonetheless. The last time I used Linux was way before those kinds of things were at their existing levels of sophistication.

 

[chubber]

Is there an equivalent to Cortana and touchscreen capability? Both are a little bit gimmicky, I suppose, but it impresses me nonetheless. The last time I used Linux was way before those kinds of things were at their existing levels of sophistication.

I believe that is called the Android OS which runs on top of the Linux kernel, comes with Google services where you can speak to your heart's content and has touch screen. Or laptop alternative is Chrome OS or, there is x86 version of Android for PCs/Laptops too.