i noticed that my OS becomes unstable when i do an update on itAvatar said:Compared to Linux, Windows XP is boring, insecure, buggy and restricting, i.e., Linux is just a better OS.
i noticed that my OS becomes unstable when i do an update on itAvatar said:Compared to Linux, Windows XP is boring, insecure, buggy and restricting, i.e., Linux is just a better OS.
Really? Can it even play Windows Media file types?Avatar said:no DRM
What OS?leopold99 said:i noticed that my OS becomes unstable when i do an update on it
if i am not mistaken linux is created under the GNU license which means you cannot be charged for it. it is in fact free.Igor Trip said:Wouldn't exactly call Linux 'free'.
Mandriva wants $34.90 - $120 per year for downloading the free software.
http://store.mandriva.com/index.php?currency=USD&osCsid=4f2f8191a325d1e93fbeb4acee6d7272
Though admittedly that's about what I spend each year on free software from mags and Norton antivirus.
windows milleniumAthelwulf said:What OS?
Linux is just the kernel, upon that are distributions, which can be either commercial (like Linspire) un non-commerical (like Arch linux).leopold99 said:if i am not mistaken linux is created under the GNU license which means you cannot be charged for it. it is in fact free.
i am not familiar with how linux stores files on disk. i assume its linear, one byte after another filling up each sector before starting on the next. under those conditions the only possible way it cannnot become fragmented is if you do not delete any files.Avatar said:p.s. Linux native file systems (EXT2, EXT3, ReiserFS) do not need defragmentation under normal use and this includes any condition with at least 5% of free space on a disk.
Linux filesystems are more efficient than that I'm no software engineer, but here's what I understand from the technical side:i am not familiar with how linux stores files on disk. i assume its linear, one byte after another filling up each sector before starting on the next. under those conditions the only possible way it cannnot become fragmented is if you do not delete any files.
Well I figure it would get a bit unstable when you upgrade it, especially if it's a ME to begin with. I'd probably do a clean install of whatever newer OS you wanted, personally.leopold99 said:windows millenium
um i said upDATE not upgradeAthelwulf said:Well I figure it would get a bit unstable when you upgrade it, especially if it's a ME to begin with. I'd probably do a clean install of whatever newer OS you wanted, personally.
I know the difference. But the first half of what I said must still be mostly true when you substitute "update". So it's all the same.leopold99 said:um i said upDATE not upgrade
update is where you go to microsofts website and download security fixes and patches.
upgrade is where you install a newer version of windows over an existing version.
przyk said:If you're playing around with different Linux distros, I suppose the BSD's are also worth a mention. I'm thinking of trying out FreeBSD this summer.
And a few more. Dragonfly BSD supposedly sets itself apart by using a hybrid kernel. I think FreeBSD sounds like the one to start with (and it's the top ranking non-Linux OS on distrowatch.com). From what I've heard, OpenBSD concerns itself mostly with security, and NetBSD with portability.Stryder said:A friend of mine swore by OpenBSD, theres also netBSD.
Yep, it's why I mentioned them.Do note that BSD isn't a Linux distro, it's actually a flavour of Unix.