Comments on: Ubuntu upgrade

By: zakir

zakir — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:34:23 +0000

Well it is not exactly just a matter of money its a combined effect of money , excitement , ability to easily use terminal , the awesome software ( quality and quantity) …

for me these are the reasons and i personally like XP too .. btw nareshov do you own a win license ? ( no not talking abt vista)

By: rohitj

rohitj — Fri, 01 May 2009 06:15:04 +0000

Point a : I am sure I will prefer KDE framework. Secondly, I don’t want to miss awesome konsole of unix. For that matter, I wouldn’t mind that much using Mac.
Point b : I do accept that Linux is not matured enough yet. But again, it satisfies most of my requirements. And the whining I have been doing is above the Windows level. Its the FOSS beauty that I can whine, isn’t it?

Windows : Let me put it this way. Gutsy was as good as Jaunty (for most of the purposes). The only significant difference is that I used to use KDE3.5 on gutsy and 4.2 on Jaunty. Its the KDE which made the difference. So, as long as MS Office, remote desktop, firefox and pidgin works on XP, and the drivers are available, XP is good. Since you have tried XP, Vista and Windows 7, what difference do you see? Apart from hardware requirement, and added Windows Effects. Rather, I respect XP as much as I would say thats the best you can expect (usability wise).

By: http://nareshov.wordpress.com/

http://nareshov.wordpress.com/ — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:18:38 +0000

Oops, my bad. Shouldn’t have phrased it as “it all comes down to money”. In the end, it’s you who’ll have to evaluate against a. availability of or preference towards softwares such as Okular, Kontact, Kopete, Konversation and b. the hassles you’ve been constantly complaining/whining about how mainstream Linux distros behave, in general, in your blog.
I’m not insisting that you try Windows 7. All I ask is that you give it a chance rather than simply “think”. That’s not how software is evaluated. There have been positive opinions on Windows 7 all over the place and I’m surprised you even compare it to the ancient piece of crap that XP is without even trying it.

By: rohitj

rohitj — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:29:22 +0000

By: rohitj

rohitj — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:29:13 +0000

No, its not just about money. You are misinterpreting what I said. I am happy with Linux. Seriously, I am. I do not think I will get awesome softwares like Okular or Kontact+kopete+konversion on Windows. So, no, linux is my choice. Even if it was closed source.
And anyways, are you trying to insist on Windows 7 or windows/vista in general? Because I do not think Windows 7 will have any significant usability improvement over XP (from end user point of view).

By: http://lifeeth.blogspot.com/

http://lifeeth.blogspot.com/ — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:02:59 +0000

He was always secretly a windows guy

By: http://nareshov.wordpress.com/

http://nareshov.wordpress.com/ — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:57:46 +0000

So it all comes down to the matter of money?
I was expecting a more “whatever floats my boat” kind of answer. It’s not like everyone needs a copy of Adobe’s design-oriented software, do they?
Moreover, Windows 7 RC is free (in terms of money) to try out. All I ask is that you give it one try… just one. Or are you scared that you’d turn your allegiances away?

By: rohitj

rohitj — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:03:21 +0000

My mother keeps saying I suck at everything, that doesn’t mean she is done with me.
As far as upgrade is concerned, linux is much better than Windows. Atleast I don’t have to reinstall the OS. The problem with Linux is the updates I think (thats why debian remains stable ), and windows doesn’t provide them. But this doesn’t mean linux becomes worse than Windows. The criticism I make (in general) about FOSS are beyond Window’s level.
I still agree that there are lot of things which are possible with Windows and not with Linux. But I do not get to face them in general. And I do not have that much money, because using the same arguement, I will have to buy Office, Adobe etc. So, I don’t think I need to move on. “Move on” is a very negative, but I am still using this term because you are right. After sometime, you need to stop playing and use a stable system. But for me, and a lot of people, Linux is stable. (these are my views based on XP, 2003, 2008 and Vista)

By: http://nareshov.wordpress.com/

http://nareshov.wordpress.com/ — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:44:35 +0000

Lol. You could say that. Microsoft has built up on their eXPerience and Windows 7 is not to be taken lightly. I know dabbling around with Linux distros can be fun and all, but when it’s time to move on… it’s time to move on. Leave Linux where it belongs – small-scale server rooms, embedded systems etc. I mean, look at yourself, for example, you’ve been whining on every little thing on the Linux desktop. Doesn’t that signal you something?

By: rohitj

rohitj — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:38:56 +0000

Why? Because it comes with XP?