Which Operating System do you use?

**ShaiGar** · 10-22-2007, 02:01 AM

I only put in a few of the more popular and well known operating systems.

Which one do you use, what's your history with OS's and why did you choose that particular one?

**athenian200** · 10-22-2007, 03:13 AM

Right now, I'm using Ubuntu. No particular reason, except I didn't want to buy Vista, and I just experiment with various Linux distributions periodically, and this one hasn't given me any problems yet... so I've stuck with it on my main computer. I had to compile a different kernel to optimize speed and add support for a couple of things, including my video card, but then it worked fine.

The only real problem I've had is that I can't use Flash, because I don't want to use a 32-bit Firefox on my 64-bit OS. It runs slower that way, and I think they should actually create a 64-bit version anyway, since we've had 64-bit processors for such a long time now anyway.

Ah, sorry about the complaining. It's hard for me to talk about computers without complaining about Microsoft or other proprietary software. It can really become annoying when you don't use Windows.

**HackerX** · 10-22-2007, 03:51 AM

I use the following currently.
Main Computer:
Vista, OpenSuse 10.3 dual boot

Laptop:
Win 2000

Work:
Win 2000

Work Dev/Test/Live Boxes:
Sun Solaris

**generalowk** · 10-22-2007, 08:15 AM

Mac OS X

**jtskinner** · 10-22-2007, 08:38 AM

Remember, though it's called GNU/Linux, Gnu is the operating system and Linux is the kernel. Also, think of open source as free software instead, because free software says free speech matters, freedom matters, it could be free software and still cost $500. I use ubuntu, if I didn't need it for schoolwork I'd use gNewSense which is better, and also my laptop supports non-free drivers for wireless so gNewSense wouldn't work anyhow.

**rwyatt365** · 10-22-2007, 08:41 AM

We have four computers "living" in our house; 1-Ubuntu (My desktop), 1-Win2K (my laptop), 2-WinXP (wife's desk/lap-top).

All my Windows "stuff" is on the laptop, but I spend most of my time in Ubuntu (where I experiment w/ Linux-type stuff). I "grew up" with Window$, but I can't afford the applications any more so I'm migrating to a more open environment and ceasing to fund Mr Gates' retirement fund.

**MichaelH** · 10-22-2007, 09:16 AM

Why is this a "choose one" type of quiz?!

I use Mac OS X on my home machine and Ubuntu GNU/Linux 7.10 on my work laptop. Windows is available on my work machine for reading eBooks which are required for my MBA, and the PDFs only work on Windows. (Yes, it sucks.)

I'm currently torn between using linux or OS X on my next work laptop. OS X looks better, and I've come to prefer X's font rendering. A lot of things tend to be easier to do on the Mac also. At the same time, I've found Linux creates more-compatible .doc files for sharing with my Windows-using coworkers, and there's freedom and all that. I also want to see what hardware Apple releases with Leopard this week!

**ShaiGar** · 10-22-2007, 09:24 AM

	Originally Posted by MichaelH
	Why is this a "choose one" type of quiz?!

Because it forces the user to choose the one most used, and then reply with what other ones they have, as well as answering the question since they're already typing.

**thegnat** · 10-22-2007, 09:39 AM

Mac OS X, Windows anything (school scientific computers, *any* version of windows excluding Vista - I refuse to use it and we don't have it here at least yet and I hope we don't. We need a computer to replace one that has 1% free space left.), and Linux. Yes...I use all three....probably decently regularly, too...

oh my history? Mac OS X my laptop, um Linux on a desktop I use, and the school's Windows computers.

I recently switched to Mac after I heard Vista was going to be crap and I needed a new laptop.

I prefer Mac OS X and Linux over Windows. I'm a convert. Used to use Windows all the time except in school where we had Macs.

**StJimmy** · 10-22-2007, 10:17 AM

this laptop (which is nominally my wife's) has vista on it, and i really hate it.

my gaming machine has xp on it.

**OneBadMother** · 10-22-2007, 10:23 AM

XP, and I will never submit to Vista. NEVAH!

**iamnotspock** · 10-22-2007, 09:28 PM

XP, RedHat, and plan to get a Mac Mini w/Leopard

**snoogit** · 10-23-2007, 08:20 PM

I think I'm in the minority when I say I actually kind of like Vista on my gaming desktop.

I use XP at work, and I use Windows Server 2003. At work I'd like to move to Windows for a few things (app server, user authentication), and Linux for the heavy lifting (File server, Mail Server, Web Server) But that pesky "budget" is getting in the way.

Other then that on my older systems I always try some flavor of GNU/Linux. Although I've had Xubuntu for a while now.

**orange** · 10-23-2007, 08:59 PM

Main computer has win XP on it, but will be changing to Vista when I upgrade my hardware soon.
Laptop has Vista.

**anara** · 10-23-2007, 09:23 PM

i use microsoft windows vista home premium. i find it most suitable to my needs, which are internet access and word processing. i have used mac, but i find apple to be criminal in the way it prices its products.

**HackerX** · 10-23-2007, 10:35 PM

I rather like Vista. Under the hood there's some pretty interesting changes if you actually understand it.

I also find the ubuntu fanboism laughable (since it's the flavour of the month). I love it how people seem to glaze over the issues that ubuntu, other distros, and macs for that matter have while methodically pointing out the problems with Windows.

Use whatever OS that supports the tools/apps you need to use and get over it.

**ShaiGar** · 10-24-2007, 12:51 AM

My history is thus:
Windows 3.11 - First ever computer.
Windows 95 - YAY! Starcraft, Warcraft, Command and Conquer
Windows ME - *Slams head against the wall* *repeatedly* *some more* *oooh, skull fragments pretty*
Windows XP - Yippee, Starcraft some more. First venture into OpenSource
Red Hat 3 - eeek, back to windows
Windows XP - phew
Fedora Core 4 - Hey, this is actually pretty cool.
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no games though. Wait.. Remote computer control, XP Gateway... STARCRAFT *hug*
Fedora Core 5,6 - still much nice
==Insert much experimenting with every OS i could find==
Ubuntu 5.10 - Very nice, Cedega plays starcraft, cool.
Ubuntu 6.04 - nice upgrade path
Ubuntu 6.10 - you know what? i cannot wait for Feisty Faun to try out the wireless shit.
Windows XP - Reeeally shouldnt have gotten drunk and put a chisel through my 5500 gfx card. now i have no computer.

I have tried everything i can download, Ubuntu is the best for my needs, OpenBSD is quite nice, PCBSD is my favourite.
I dont really like windows, but I use it a lot so I have gotten used to it's constant need to die on me. I have no desire to try Vista, and will never use Windows again (for personal use) after my dream computer is finally built and I get to

**thegnat** · 10-24-2007, 01:17 PM

ooh yeah i was
Windows 3.11 for my first,
" 95 for the second,
" 98 for the third
" XP for home and laptop
and then now which is explained above.

**Falcarius** · 10-25-2007, 05:21 PM

I use Ubuntu and XP.

Up to a few years ago I used Windows exclusively.

**HackerX** · 10-26-2007, 12:37 AM

History? lol, lets see if I can remember. I'll probably get things out of order. Most of these overlap, since I have a habit of dual booting.

MSDOS 3 + Windows 3
MSDOS 4 (we lost the 5 1/4 floppies here for Windows 3, or they were dead or something)
MSDOS 5
MSDOS 6 + Windows 3.11
MSDOS 6 + WFW 3.11 + Win32S
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 98SE
Redhat 6
Caldera Linux something (2.1 I think?)
Windows ME
Windows 2K
Slackware something
Redhat 7
Windows XP
Redhat 8
Redhat 9
FreeBSD 4
Suse 9.1
Suse 9.2
FreeBSD 5
Suse 9.3
OpenSolaris
Gentoo something
Fedora Core 1
Suse 10
Fedora Core 2
Slackware something more
Suse 10.1
Fedora Core 4
Windows Server 2003
Vista Beta 2
Solaris 5.10
Fedora Core 6
Suse 10.2
(K)Ubuntu 6. something
(K)Ubuntu 7. something
Vista
Fedora Core 7
OpenSuse 10.3

I'm sure I've missed some
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**bucolic_** · 10-26-2007, 11:13 PM

	Originally Posted by OneBadMother
	XP, and I will never submit to Vista. NEVAH!

I'm using vista on my laptop...and it sucks, I knew it would, but the deal was too good...also dual booting fedora core though, and the desktop has XP.

**L30** · 10-27-2007, 09:42 AM

1. desktop PC with Win2003 (for gaming, movies/anime, vmware, and learning Microsoft systems)

2. Notebook with Fedora Linux (for Internet life, music, p2p, studying, and everything else)

**Vayate** · 10-27-2007, 01:32 PM

OS histories, eh? Across various computers and systems:

Win 3.11/DOS 6
Win 98 SE
Win XP
SuSe
Fedora Core 5
Ubuntu
Gentoo
Vista Beta 2
Vista RC1

Currently running Win XP Pro Tablet PC Edition, with XP Pro 32 on my desktop with dead mobo.

**Toby** · 11-12-2007, 09:59 AM

I use OS X nowadays because I was sick and tired of fixing my Linux/Windows installations. OS X allows me to focus on the work I set out to do with my computer which I couldn't before because there was always something not working the way I wanted it to.

I've used:

DOS/Win 3.11
Windows 95
Windows 98 SE
SuSE Linux
RedHat/Fedora Core
Debian
Windows 2000
Gentoo
Windows XP
Ubuntu
and more Linux distributions...

**Surion** · 11-12-2007, 10:14 AM

I use Kubuntu. For no very special reason. My favourite Linux distro is Slackware but I often install some new applications so I need something which make it possible to install things quickly - that's why it's ubuntu family, besides, it instantly works well with multimedia. I need KDE because I got used to certain ways of working. So, overall-reason is that kubuntu makes it all quick for me
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View Poll Results: Which OS do you use?
Windows	153	62.45%
Mac OS X	35	14.29%
Linux (RH deriv)	5	2.04%
Linux (Deb deriv)	30	12.24%
Linux (other)	15	6.12%
OpenBSD or deriv	3	1.22%
FreeBSD or deriv	3	1.22%
NetBSD	0	0%
Solaris	0	0%
Unix (other)	0	0%
OS/2	0	0%
AmigaOS	0	0%
DOS	1	0.41%
BeOS	0	0%
Unix-like Other	0	0%
Darwin	0	0%
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10-22-2007, 02:01 AM	#1
ShaiGar Banned MBTI: ENTP Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,487	I only put in a few of the more popular and well known operating systems. Which one do you use, what's your history with OS's and why did you choose that particular one?
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10-22-2007, 03:13 AM	#2
athenian200 Member [18%] MBTI: INFJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 742	Right now, I'm using Ubuntu. No particular reason, except I didn't want to buy Vista, and I just experiment with various Linux distributions periodically, and this one hasn't given me any problems yet... so I've stuck with it on my main computer. I had to compile a different kernel to optimize speed and add support for a couple of things, including my video card, but then it worked fine. The only real problem I've had is that I can't use Flash, because I don't want to use a 32-bit Firefox on my 64-bit OS. It runs slower that way, and I think they should actually create a 64-bit version anyway, since we've had 64-bit processors for such a long time now anyway. Ah, sorry about the complaining. It's hard for me to talk about computers without complaining about Microsoft or other proprietary software. It can really become annoying when you don't use Windows.
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10-22-2007, 03:51 AM	#3
HackerX Core Member [166%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,665	I use the following currently. Main Computer: Vista, OpenSuse 10.3 dual boot Laptop: Win 2000 Work: Win 2000 Work Dev/Test/Live Boxes: Sun Solaris
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10-22-2007, 08:15 AM	#4
generalowk New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 65	Mac OS X
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10-22-2007, 08:38 AM	#5
jtskinner New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 53	Remember, though it's called GNU/Linux, Gnu is the operating system and Linux is the kernel. Also, think of open source as free software instead, because free software says free speech matters, freedom matters, it could be free software and still cost $500. I use ubuntu, if I didn't need it for schoolwork I'd use gNewSense which is better, and also my laptop supports non-free drivers for wireless so gNewSense wouldn't work anyhow.
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10-22-2007, 08:41 AM	#6
rwyatt365 Core Member [261%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 10,462	We have four computers "living" in our house; 1-Ubuntu (My desktop), 1-Win2K (my laptop), 2-WinXP (wife's desk/lap-top). All my Windows "stuff" is on the laptop, but I spend most of my time in Ubuntu (where I experiment w/ Linux-type stuff). I "grew up" with Window$, but I can't afford the applications any more so I'm migrating to a more open environment and ceasing to fund Mr Gates' retirement fund.
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10-22-2007, 09:16 AM	#7
MichaelH Member [06%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 262	Why is this a "choose one" type of quiz?! I use Mac OS X on my home machine and Ubuntu GNU/Linux 7.10 on my work laptop. Windows is available on my work machine for reading eBooks which are required for my MBA, and the PDFs only work on Windows. (Yes, it sucks.) I'm currently torn between using linux or OS X on my next work laptop. OS X looks better, and I've come to prefer X's font rendering. A lot of things tend to be easier to do on the Mac also. At the same time, I've found Linux creates more-compatible .doc files for sharing with my Windows-using coworkers, and there's freedom and all that. I also want to see what hardware Apple releases with Leopard this week!
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10-22-2007, 09:39 AM	#9
thegnat Member [25%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,024	Mac OS X, Windows anything (school scientific computers, any version of windows excluding Vista - I refuse to use it and we don't have it here at least yet and I hope we don't. We need a computer to replace one that has 1% free space left.), and Linux. Yes...I use all three....probably decently regularly, too... oh my history? Mac OS X my laptop, um Linux on a desktop I use, and the school's Windows computers. I recently switched to Mac after I heard Vista was going to be crap and I needed a new laptop. I prefer Mac OS X and Linux over Windows. I'm a convert. Used to use Windows all the time except in school where we had Macs.
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10-22-2007, 10:17 AM	#10
StJimmy Member [02%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 99	this laptop (which is nominally my wife's) has vista on it, and i really hate it. my gaming machine has xp on it.
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10-22-2007, 10:23 AM	#11
OneBadMother Member [15%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 639	XP, and I will never submit to Vista. NEVAH!
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10-22-2007, 09:28 PM	#12
iamnotspock Member [07%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 284	XP, RedHat, and plan to get a Mac Mini w/Leopard
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10-23-2007, 08:20 PM	#13
snoogit Member [02%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 89	I think I'm in the minority when I say I actually kind of like Vista on my gaming desktop. I use XP at work, and I use Windows Server 2003. At work I'd like to move to Windows for a few things (app server, user authentication), and Linux for the heavy lifting (File server, Mail Server, Web Server) But that pesky "budget" is getting in the way. Other then that on my older systems I always try some flavor of GNU/Linux. Although I've had Xubuntu for a while now.
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10-23-2007, 08:59 PM	#14
orange Member [03%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 120	Main computer has win XP on it, but will be changing to Vista when I upgrade my hardware soon. Laptop has Vista.
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10-23-2007, 09:23 PM	#15
anara New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 32	i use microsoft windows vista home premium. i find it most suitable to my needs, which are internet access and word processing. i have used mac, but i find apple to be criminal in the way it prices its products.
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10-23-2007, 10:35 PM	#16
HackerX Core Member [166%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,665	I rather like Vista. Under the hood there's some pretty interesting changes if you actually understand it. I also find the ubuntu fanboism laughable (since it's the flavour of the month). I love it how people seem to glaze over the issues that ubuntu, other distros, and macs for that matter have while methodically pointing out the problems with Windows. Use whatever OS that supports the tools/apps you need to use and get over it.
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10-24-2007, 12:51 AM	#17
ShaiGar Banned MBTI: ENTP Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,487	My history is thus: Windows 3.11 - First ever computer. Windows 95 - YAY! Starcraft, Warcraft, Command and Conquer Windows ME - Slams head against the wall repeatedly some more oooh, skull fragments pretty Windows XP - Yippee, Starcraft some more. First venture into OpenSource Red Hat 3 - eeek, back to windows Windows XP - phew Fedora Core 4 - Hey, this is actually pretty cool. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. no games though. Wait.. Remote computer control, XP Gateway... STARCRAFT hug Fedora Core 5,6 - still much nice ==Insert much experimenting with every OS i could find== Ubuntu 5.10 - Very nice, Cedega plays starcraft, cool. Ubuntu 6.04 - nice upgrade path Ubuntu 6.10 - you know what? i cannot wait for Feisty Faun to try out the wireless shit. Windows XP - Reeeally shouldnt have gotten drunk and put a chisel through my 5500 gfx card. now i have no computer. I have tried everything i can download, Ubuntu is the best for my needs, OpenBSD is quite nice, PCBSD is my favourite. I dont really like windows, but I use it a lot so I have gotten used to it's constant need to die on me. I have no desire to try Vista, and will never use Windows again (for personal use) after my dream computer is finally built and I get to
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10-24-2007, 01:17 PM	#18
thegnat Member [25%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,024	ooh yeah i was Windows 3.11 for my first, " 95 for the second, " 98 for the third " XP for home and laptop and then now which is explained above.
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10-25-2007, 05:21 PM	#19
Falcarius New Member [01%] MBTI: xxxx Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 21	I use Ubuntu and XP. Up to a few years ago I used Windows exclusively.
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10-26-2007, 12:37 AM	#20
HackerX Core Member [166%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,665	History? lol, lets see if I can remember. I'll probably get things out of order. Most of these overlap, since I have a habit of dual booting. MSDOS 3 + Windows 3 MSDOS 4 (we lost the 5 1/4 floppies here for Windows 3, or they were dead or something) MSDOS 5 MSDOS 6 + Windows 3.11 MSDOS 6 + WFW 3.11 + Win32S Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98SE Redhat 6 Caldera Linux something (2.1 I think?) Windows ME Windows 2K Slackware something Redhat 7 Windows XP Redhat 8 Redhat 9 FreeBSD 4 Suse 9.1 Suse 9.2 FreeBSD 5 Suse 9.3 OpenSolaris Gentoo something Fedora Core 1 Suse 10 Fedora Core 2 Slackware something more Suse 10.1 Fedora Core 4 Windows Server 2003 Vista Beta 2 Solaris 5.10 Fedora Core 6 Suse 10.2 (K)Ubuntu 6. something (K)Ubuntu 7. something Vista Fedora Core 7 OpenSuse 10.3 I'm sure I've missed some To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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10-27-2007, 09:42 AM	#22
L30 New Member [01%] MBTI: IxTP Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 79	1. desktop PC with Win2003 (for gaming, movies/anime, vmware, and learning Microsoft systems) 2. Notebook with Fedora Linux (for Internet life, music, p2p, studying, and everything else)
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10-27-2007, 01:32 PM	#23
Vayate Member [03%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 146	OS histories, eh? Across various computers and systems: Win 3.11/DOS 6 Win 98 SE Win XP SuSe Fedora Core 5 Ubuntu Gentoo Vista Beta 2 Vista RC1 Currently running Win XP Pro Tablet PC Edition, with XP Pro 32 on my desktop with dead mobo.
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11-12-2007, 09:59 AM	#24
Toby New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 52	I use OS X nowadays because I was sick and tired of fixing my Linux/Windows installations. OS X allows me to focus on the work I set out to do with my computer which I couldn't before because there was always something not working the way I wanted it to. I've used: DOS/Win 3.11 Windows 95 Windows 98 SE SuSE Linux RedHat/Fedora Core Debian Windows 2000 Gentoo Windows XP Ubuntu and more Linux distributions...
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11-12-2007, 10:14 AM	#25
Surion New Member [01%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19	I use Kubuntu. For no very special reason. My favourite Linux distro is Slackware but I often install some new applications so I need something which make it possible to install things quickly - that's why it's ubuntu family, besides, it instantly works well with multimedia. I need KDE because I got used to certain ways of working. So, overall-reason is that kubuntu makes it all quick for me To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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