Windows Vista

[Copperhed]

I've done hundreds of upgrades on various types of hardware and OS's over the years and if the system hasn't been damaged, it can be a good idea. Any UNIX-like OS is simple (although the HP 9x->10x was tricky). I haven't down any upgrades on Windows systems since the 3.51/NT mess. For those, it's format and install.

My laptop can't run Vista, so it stays at W2000.

What he said. Above. ^^^^^^^^^

Copper

 

[jjasghar]

Ubuntu!

It's prettier then Vista and 100% cheaper :-D

 

[brewman !]

"Never ever Upgrade a computer !"

I always upgrade computers. The current "too slow" desktops become servers. Typically they are great for that.

The hardest part about doing a Linux upgrade is moving the data, not installing the OS or drivers. (Don't have to install drivers in Linux !). And regardless of whether you upgrade or buy new, the data has to be moved. So usually we back up onto an old hard drive, wipe the drive clean and install Linux over it. Wala, new server.

If you never upgrade, are you running a 20 year old machine or do you buy new and not move your data or what ?

 

[sAvAgE]

Ubuntu!

It's prettier then Vista and 100% cheaper :-D

Amen Brother Long Live Linux

 

[sAvAgE]

VISTA = Virus Included Switch To Apple

That's Funny I thought it stood for Virus, Infections, Spyware, Trojans, Adware.

 

[z987k]

And they say the minority uses linux. Look at this sample, I mean how many do we have?

 

[sAvAgE]

And they say the minority uses linux. Look at this sample, I mean how many do we have?

Let's take a count. How many are using Linux in the Home brew communuty?

 

[z987k]

don't see an option for a poll.

 

[desiderata]

I haven't read through all of the posts here on this thread, so if this was already mentioned, i apologize. Anyway, it appears that Dell is considering offering Linux with it's systems in leiu of Windows. Linux even has an open source version of Office programs. How cool is that?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070307/tc_nm/dell_linux_dc_2

 

[ayrton]

I haven't read through all of the posts here on this thread, so if this was already mentioned, i apologize. Anyway, it appears that Dell is considering offering Linux with it's systems in leiu of Windows. Linux even has an open source version of Office programs. How cool is that?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070307/tc_nm/dell_linux_dc_2

Actually, OpenOffice is available for Linux, Windows, and Macs (with X11 installed).

 

[sAvAgE]

I have been running open office for nearly 4 years. I started back when Sun Microsystems open sourced their Star Office 6, hence openoffice

 

[zoebisch01]

Yeah openoffice is great imo. What's not to love?

 

[jjasghar]

Actually, OpenOffice is available for Linux, Windows, and Macs (with X11 installed).

there is a cocoa native with out x11 too .

http://download.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php

it's as slow as all hell, but you dont need x11.app

 

[ayrton]

there is a cocoa native with out x11 too .

http://download.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php

it's as slow as all hell, but you dont need x11.app

Whoa! That's what I've been waiting for! I hate having X11 open and sit in my dock whenever I opened OpenOffice. Lame as it sounds, it bugs me when my dock gets too cluttered. Thanks!