Re:Bye Bye Linux (Ubuntu), Hi Again Windows
by ggchappell on Tuesday September 01, 2009 @01:55PM
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This is a nice article. He makes some good points. I'm generally leaning Linux-ward these days, but I really appreciate what he says about laptops.
A few notes:
- On the initial installation, CD + 20 minutes for Linux, CD + 2 hrs for Windows, sounds about right to me. But another point to make is that on Ubuntu, another 20 minutes, maybe an hour at most, gets me a fully loaded system, while on Windows I'm swapping CDs for days. Of course, I don't have to do that Cisco VPN stuff he complains about.
- An issue that he doesn't touch on at all is the general "scriptability" of the system. I've found that under Linux, it is usually much easier to write a little script to automate some task, than it is under Windows. Of course, this matters not at all to some people.
- Laptops, external displays, etc.: Definitely. If I were running the Ubuntu project, I'd put everything else on essential-maintenance-only status, and getitworkingrightonalaptop as soon as possible.
A few notes:
- On the initial installation, CD + 20 minutes for Linux, CD + 2 hrs for Windows, sounds about right to me. But another point to make is that on Ubuntu, another 20 minutes, maybe an hour at most, gets me a fully loaded system, while on Windows I'm swapping CDs for days. Of course, I don't have to do that Cisco VPN stuff he complains about.
- An issue that he doesn't touch on at all is the general "scriptability" of the system. I've found that under Linux, it is usually much easier to write a little script to automate some task, than it is under Windows. Of course, this matters not at all to some people.
- Laptops, external displays, etc.: Definitely. If I were running the Ubuntu project, I'd put everything else on essential-maintenance-only status, and get it working right on a laptop as soon as possible.