Alessandro17 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 http://www.osnews.com/story.php/17759/Ubun...Responsibility/ "First and foremost, this release feels like a cornerstone in the Linux battle for desktop market share. It is the first time where I felt that a Linux distribution had the right kind of attention to detail and potential to truly stand up against OSX and Windows." Sorry, but personally I find the idea that Ubuntu "can truly stand up against OSX" absolutely preposterous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark4181 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 well, dell is shipping 7.04 with it's systems (not just servers) starting in may, so we'll see how it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyel Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Hi Alessando17: I tried Ubuntu and Xandros on my Dell Inspiron 1150 but both distributions seemed to run slowly compared to Windows XP and even OSx86 10.4.1 (!) Vector Linux seemed to run at acceptable rate but it needed whole partition. Now I'm triple booting Windows XP, OSx86 10.4.1 and Puppy OS 2.1.3 (which resides on NTFS Partition with Windows). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
track09 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Ubuntu is good, but still to glitchy. It can't compete with Vista let alone OS X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFI Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I used Ubuntu inside parallels...it was good, but not worth it for me to use it as a seperate operating system. I just wanted a taste of Linux thats all and nothing serious...and it was good, but not comparable to that of OS X....that would be pusing the statement too much. Maybe it can't stand up to Vista...but from my usage, I would say that the more tech saavy users would like Linux better than XP (because its more flexible due to the opensource kernel, as opposed to XP's closed system)...and see thats where the problem lies. A normal user will find Linux (Ubuntu or otherwise) to hard to use. That being said, Ubuntu is probably the most developed looking Linux distro out there...especially when you take the GUI (Gnome)into account. my $0.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I use Kubuntu Linux on anything that is supposed to be "Windows only" and Mac OS X on anything that legally supports OS X. That being said, I really like Kubuntu, sound issues with Feisty Fawn aside. Hopefully Dell uses Kubuntu instead of Ubuntu so Windows users won't be totally lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Kubuntu Feisty is the greatest distro (OSX, Linux, or Windows) ever, in fact I replaced OS X on my macbook with it. All Linux needs is some customizing to your likings. If I can support open-source, so be it. The reason that Linux will suceed more than OS X in the end, is the hardware compatibility even with legacy hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 The reason that Linux will suceed more than OS X in the end, is the hardware compatibility even with legacy hardware. That is a good point. And besides everybody can (legally) download Linux and try it on their beige hardware. At least one distro will work to satisfaction. But the fact remains (IMHO) that OS X feels more polished, more bugs free and faster even on a hackintosh with seriously compatible hardware. I triple boot between OS X, XP and Linux (Debian), but I am in OS X 90% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
track09 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 That is a good point. And besides everybody can (legally) download Linux and try it on their beige hardware. At least one distro will work to satisfaction.But the fact remains (IMHO) that OS X feels more polished, more bugs free and faster even on a hackintosh with seriously compatible hardware. I triple boot between OS X, XP and Linux (Debian), but I am in OS X 90% of the time. Indeed, many of these 0.2.1.2a builds of softwares in Linux really aren't as polished as OS X is. When there's a lot of substantial 1.0-quality software (and in the linux world, that's mighty stable, although maybe not polished) in linux builds, it will be a fine OS. Linux's biggest beef is drviers. For companies that refuse to release drivers, or even document their hardware, linux devs are forced to reverse engineer drivers from what they can get access to. I personally think restricted drivers are fine, just put them into the distros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Linux's biggest beef is drviers. For companies that refuse to release drivers, or even document their hardware, linux devs are forced to reverse engineer drivers from what they can get access to. I personally think restricted drivers are fine, just put them into the distros. That is another good point. But even companies who make a half-hearted attempt to release drivers (and I mean ATI more than anybody else) are a serious problem for linux users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Usually, legacy support will only lead to trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ictinike Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I'd put Unbuntu on my computer, but more just for kicks then anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my1stmacisaHACK Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Kubuntu Feisty is the greatest distro (OSX, Linux, or Windows) ever, in fact I replaced OS X on my macbook with it awss buy a mac and replace the os? awsss whats on your mind!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ictinike Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 awss buy a mac and replace the os? awsss whats on your mind!! Haha thats such a cute post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my1stmacisaHACK Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Haha thats such a cute post. ahehe aws... its just that it doesnt make sense.. buy a 2k macbook and replace the OS.. aws.. just wierd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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