Computer Science Canada Favourite OS |
| Author: | Insectoid [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Favourite OS |
Well, I just thought it would be interesting to see what the most popular/least popular OS is according to the users of this site. Are you a Mac? PC? Linux? BSD? Well, I wanna lay down some rules for this poll, to even the odds up. -no voting for an OS you haven't used before -no voting for an OS just because you think it'll win -no lying  |
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| Author: | Dan [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
Gentoo Linux! Becues compling EVERYTHING from source is fun and it's what compsci.ca runs on! |
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| Author: | Tony [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favourite OS |
insectoid @ Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:21 pm wrote: -no voting for an OS you haven't used before I think the rule should be -- no voting if you haven't used every OS on the poll. Though to make it more accessible to larger audience, lets say 2/3 ? I don't want to hear any of "the only OS I ever used is the best". |
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| Author: | Dan [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:49 pm ] |
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Tony @ 22nd October 2008, 8:37 pm wrote: I think the rule should be -- no voting if you haven't used every OS on the poll. Though to make it more accessible to larger audience, lets say 2/3 ? But what defines use? If it is simply to have used the UI or run some comands? Then i would have used them all. However if use is day to day use for an extend period of time then i would be down to 3 or 4. Also if it is day to day use, what does that entail? Is simply using the OS for the most basic operations and not touching any settings use? If so then BSD, Liunx and Solaris would be about the same for a user that just uses nano and a complier as whould be Windows XP and Windows Vista for a user just using word. On the other side some one who installs there operating system and goeses threw all the conifarution settings and has to deal with hardware drivers/settings and such on a daily basies is going to have a very diffrent expericen. Also some of thess operating systems are commanly used only from the comand line or shell well some users install a desktop evneriment on them, in such a case would they not be excperinced with KDE, gnome and others more then there OS? In any case my point is that defining use is not so easy. |
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| Author: | btiffin [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
I polled Linux on this one, but to be honest, OpenVMS/Vax is still my favourite. Probably always will be. Built by engineers for engineers and only $10,000 per machine or upgrade. Cheers |
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| Author: | rdrake [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:22 pm ] |
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...operating system for doing what? |
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| Author: | md [ Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:Favourite OS |
rdrake @ 2008-10-22, 11:22 pm wrote: ...operating system for doing what?
For uperating, duh! Personally I prefer linux in most cases, followed closely by BSD and then OS X. |
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| Author: | Insectoid [ Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
I think people will decide for themselves which is their favorite. The point is, I don't want people voting for an OS just because they were told it's the best. If you've only used Windows, vote Windows. It is your favorite and your least favorite at the same time. They're more guidelines, really. Honesty is key here. I've only used OS X for a month and a half, and I already hate going back to Windows (for school). |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
I voted Mac OS X because I've been using it for a few months now and I love it. If I hadn't gotten a Mac, I wouldv'e voted Linux. |
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| Author: | rizzix [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:51 pm ] |
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I voted BSD, because it's the only OS I've used that performs like the beast it claims to be. However I like linux and OS X too. And of the 3, linux is the easiest to administrate (archlinux ftw). |
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| Author: | Clayton [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
I voted Linux, because I find it's easy to use, can so what I want it to do, is fully customizable, and has a large community behind it. Of Linux distributions, I prefer Debian-based distros, but Arch is starting to show some things I like  |
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| Author: | Unforgiven [ Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
Linux here. The only operating systems I've used are Windows 3.1-Vista, Linux in a few flavors, and very briefly and minimally, Solaris of some sort of version. I'm just a huge fan of Linux, for all the usual reasons. I have Vista on my laptop (dual-booted with Linux as well, of course), and use that just for the occasional time when I'd like to or need to use something that's strictly windows-only. |
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| Author: | delparnel [ Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favourite OS |
Mac OS X is my favourite. I have no plan to ever go back to anything else. I like it because it's very clean, supported, and functional, and it has a lot of the capabilities that Linux has. It's a great environment for programming. |
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| Author: | ecookman [ Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:08 am ] |
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lol compsci work on linux |
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| Author: | Insectoid [ Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:34 pm ] |
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*Post with substance* Spam is not appreciated. I do not see anything in your post that would warrant laughing, you have not explained why you do comp sci work on Linux, and I would like to know, specifically, what flavor of Linux. OT, I recently found a linux distribution called 'Damn Small Linux'. (yes, that is the name). It only takes up a few MB. |
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| Author: | S_Grimm [ Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
under 53 to be exact. or at least it was when i downloaded it. and it has a full gui. and Ecookman, of course linux works with compsci. because your web browser still loads the page the same. |
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| Author: | Vertico [ Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favourite OS |
Based on the options, I would have to go with Linux. More specifically it would be Fedora, primarily because I have used it more then most. Ubuntu would be second, followed closely by WinXp. 1. Fedora 2. Ubuntu 3. Xp |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
Yeah, Damn Small Linux is pretty good for if you wanted to boot a computer from USB or something. It really isn't that powerful IMO, but I'm still a Linux noob. |
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| Author: | Insectoid [ Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
A/V, I think he meant doing computer science work, for example, programming, which abbreviates into compsci. Oh, and could a mod delete andrew's double post? |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
Sorry about the double post. Firefox froze and I thought it didn't submit my post. |
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| Author: | ecookman [ Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
ys sorry i just that was funny, and my friend was being an idot posted that sorry but still i hvae never herd of a website running on linux and here is an non spam reply where can i download lynux like an official source so i am NOT GETTING A VIRUS ya that happened to my friend |
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| Author: | gitoxa [ Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:23 pm ] |
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http://www.linux.com/download_linux/ Google really isn't that hard to use.  |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:45 pm ] |
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If you're new to the world of Linux, I suggest Ubuntu. It's very easy to use. Click here to go to the Ubuntu download page. |
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| Author: | rdrake [ Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:Favourite OS |
ecookman @ Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:21 pm wrote: but still i hvae never herd of a website running on linux Have you heard of this site? It runs Gentoo Linux. |
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| Author: | delparnel [ Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:Favourite OS |
ecookman @ Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:21 pm wrote: but still i hvae never herd of a website running on linux Try most websites on the internet... How do you think they all run? On IIS? |
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| Author: | ecookman [ Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:Favourite OS |
gitoxa @ Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:23 pm wrote: http://www.linux.com/download_linux/
Google really isn't that hard to use. yes but as i said my friend tried downloading lynux and he got a pretty scarry virus that slowly deleted system folders that is why i asked thank you Mr. Smarty lol insectiod knows all about that |
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| Author: | Clayton [ Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
If you're doing it right, whatever flavor of Linux you choose should be deleting your current system files at some point down the road  |
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| Author: | md [ Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
Dude... I he's trolling... do not feed the troll. |
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| Author: | ecookman [ Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:32 pm ] |
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Clayton @ Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:21 am wrote: If you're doing it right, whatever flavor of Linux you choose should be deleting your current system files at some point down the road
hmmm but should it do that in a dual boot where one runs xp and the other boot runs linux and md .... my little friend md........ HOW AM I TROLLING i am simply asking some questions about something that i m not to farmmilar about NOT TROLLING and i thought hmmmm instead of sidetracking this to another topic why don't i ask here.... NOBODY except you has had a problem with me and thinking back on previous posts you have have problems with me asking noobie questions so please....stop i am trying to learn and if you can't respect that i dunno stop looking at my posts   |
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| Author: | ecookman [ Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
sorry for the doubble i missed saying this is there a problem with learning on an exixting topic or should i move to another one. other websites i have used encourage what i am doing, but if it is unliked here please let me know and i still don't get how i am trollina and neither does 3 of my friends sooo..... |
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| Author: | Dan [ Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
ecookman, i think md thinks you are trolling becues you are implelying that linux distros have viruies in them and spelling "linux" "lynux". Also saying that you "never herd of a website running on linux " makes you sound a lot like some one trying to troll this topic. I don't see how your firend could get a virus from linux that deletes system files (assumlingly on windows) unless of corse it is not a virus at all and he just installed linux on top of where windows used to be. |
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| Author: | Okapi [ Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
Windows Vista for me. I admit I haven't tried BSD or Solaris. I used XP for years, I dual boot Ubuntu and Vista. I have used the last 3 versions of ubuntu and it's gotten better with each one. OS X I don't really like tbh but maybe it's a case of getting used to it. I am a gamer, so Vista wins. |
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| Author: | ecookman [ Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
no it wasn't the OS it was a fake copy that didn't work that was a virus |
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| Author: | Insectoid [ Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
What did he click on when he opened it. If he ran it, likely it tried to install its self, and thus had to delete the files. |
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| Author: | BigBear [ Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favourite OS |
Windows 98 for the win. Does the job without a lot of processes. Too bad it has that over 2 gig glitch. My current computer is Vista and I hate the darn french keyboard glitch. |
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| Author: | ecookman [ Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
ya my friend had that problem... if you go into the system settings you can disable that |
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| Author: | S_Grimm [ Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
why don't you just learn french? Je ne comprade pas les anglias. any way, I think this topic was about favourite OS not Vista sucks, let's point out it's flaws. I voted Linux because I love the ability to change whatever i want by editing the source. (Ubuntu 4 life) |
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| Author: | ecookman [ Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
ya that is an advantage |
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| Author: | Zeroth [ Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:14 pm ] |
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BigBear @ Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:47 pm wrote: Windows 98 for the win.
Does the job without a lot of processes. Too bad it has that over 2 gig glitch. My current computer is Vista and I hate the darn french keyboard glitch. You will need to delete the french keyboard profile. It should be somewhere in user settings. Now, lets consider this: ecookman's friend ran into a disreputable site, probably from the mispelling of the name. First of all it is L I N U X. No Y, no k's. Second of all, if you install Linux, and you do not make it a dual-boot system, your files will be erased. The Ubuntu distro is very user-friendly for this. So, search for ubuntu. I cannot stress this enough, BUT MAKE SURE YOU SPELL IT RIGHT. I know you make a lot of spelling mistakes ecookman, so be careful. Second of all Linux is a good OS if you like having control over your system. When something happens with Windows Vista or XP, you never know exactly whats happened. With Linux you always have a good idea what part went wrong and what to fix. However, there are parts that need work. I am very pragmatic on this. Take a look at this ecookman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux#Servers_and_supercomputers Either Linux or a flavor of Unix, makes up 8 of the top 10 most stable hosts. Have you ever seen the acronym LAMP? The L stands for Linux. Personally, for the future, I'd run my company on a mix of FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and CentOS. Maybe a bit of OpenSolaris, but I doubt we need something quite so awesome and hardcore as that. OpenSolaris is fantastic if you need a 20-core, 128GB RAM, 20TB database server. Supports hotplugging, excellent virtualization(above and beyond Linux's), excellent server capabilities. On the same hardware, I've seen OpenSolaris serve an extra 1000 hits a minute over a Linux distro. |
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| Author: | S_Grimm [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Favourite OS |
Zeroth @ Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:14 pm wrote: OpenSolaris is fantastic if you need a 20-core, 128GB RAM, 20TB database server. Supports hotplugging, excellent virtualization(above and beyond Linux's), excellent server capabilities. On the same hardware, I've seen OpenSolaris serve an extra 1000 hits a minute over a Linux distro. Wow. just wow. thats all i really have to say. considering my new computer is going to consist of dual quad core processors, and 32 gb of ram. and i thought that was good............. |
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| Author: | Zeroth [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:53 am ] |
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There's some pretty hardcore computers out there. Sun and HP are the biggest sellers of them. Take a look at these behemoths: http://www.sun.com/servers/index.jsp?cat=SPARC%20Enterprise%20Servers&tab=3 Those are for guys like Universities, Google, Amazon, etc. That is why Sun can afford to run Java, OpenSolaris, and OpenOffice. They make a lot of money. My favorite is this guy: http://www.sun.com/servers/highend/m9000/specs.xml 32-64 CPU 128 GB RAM per/BOARD! 368GB/s Bus bandwidth *stops drooling* |
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| Author: | S_Grimm [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:47 pm ] |
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*also starts drooling* I want one! Santa, can I get one for Christmas? The only way i am getting one of these is if i win the lottery. Guess i am going to buy a ticket tonight. |
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| Author: | Insectoid [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Favourite OS |
Holy Mother....*Has already run out of drool* That is BIG. 64 quad cores...64 HD's...nearly 2000 kilos of supercomputery goodness. How fun it would be to play FSX, COD4 and 10 other games on that beast. After installing 10 or so video cards (or, to keep up with the pattern, 64). The M9000 must be REALLY expensive, they won't even post the stock price, and want you to talk to a Sun representative about souping it up. And I thought the Mac Pro was powerful... |
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| Author: | Zeroth [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:11 pm ] |
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Just to point out, you'd have to run your games in emulation, because it is a Spark64 processor, not an x86 processor. |
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| Author: | StealthArcher [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:51 pm ] |
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Emulation requires 10 times the power of the original system though, I HIGHLY doubt a machine like that would even break a sweat. |
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