Comments on: Windows 7, start to finish http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/ K.Mandla's blog of Linux experiences Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Windows 7 rumblings « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-42113 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:51:57 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-42113 [...] an opinion on the issue. And I won’t extrapolate beyond the information I can report. I have editorialized over Windows 7 in the past, but I have nothing to add to that. End of [...]

]]> By: Five vaguely-attached ideas « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-42103 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:14:20 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-42103 [...] for Canonical’s future is a bit hollow to me. I hold Mr. Asay in about as much regard as I do Rory Clellan-Jones, in that marketing and corporate types aren’t much different from journalists any more. And I [...]

]]> By: Ubuntu in Nov. 18 Daily Yomiuri « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40837 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:50:52 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40837 [...] considering the lightweight lip-service that western media pays out to Linux — the BBC’s recent head-patting of the Ubuntu [...]

]]> By: Today, I say don’t bother « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40695 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:13:18 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40695 [...] desktop itself would have been nice, etc., etc. — unless you count the fact that, aside from casual jabs about Linux’s viability as an OS, it’s nice to have mainstream media at least acknowledge Tux [...]

]]> By: Peter http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40672 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:26:13 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40672 I actually thought the piece by RCJ was reasonably well balanced, he was writing about his first 24 hours with an operating system that was new to him and the fairly typical problems he met (pick a distro and check the forum for it you will see he is not alone).

I’m pretty sure if someone stuck me in front of Windows 7 for 24 hours and told me to write a review I’d come up with problems that would seem silly and obviously solved to those familiar with Microsoft operating systems.

What I’d like to see is a longer term review once he has got to grip with the differences.

]]> By: wolf http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40671 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:59:30 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40671 Mandla-

This kind of negativity and ignorance from RCJ is good for Linux afaic. It keeps the hoards away.

Sort of like having discovered a pristine beach resort in some exotic part of the world and not running your mouth about it. If you tell everybody, it’ll soon be ruined by escalating prices and all the other joy killers that greed can create. I doubt if Linux would be immune to these pressures if it did become well known.

I too find the BBC more objective and interesting than the US press.

]]> By: mulenmar http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40670 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:53:27 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40670 I use Windows 7 at work, when I can’t get something to work under Debian. Which isn’t often, fortunately :D

I think it’s the best POS Microsoft has come up with to date. Much lighter and more responsive than Vista, especially with Aero turned off and using the Windows Classic theme. :twisted:

Still, I’ll take Debian Testing + backports over Windows Seven any day of the week, given the choice. :|

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]]> By: JoshMiller http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40669 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:03:01 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/windows-7-start-to-finish/#comment-40669 While in general I like Linux, I’ve been working on trying to use something other than Ubuntu recently and have been reminded once again just why it isn’t quite there yet.

I’ve tried to install no less than three Distros on a machine I have so far with no success, Ubuntu included (though I’m not sure why).

I’ve tried Ubuntu which just doesn’t even load off of the Live CD for some reason, Gentoo, which I couldn’t get Grub to work even after repeated tweeking. I’m working on OpenSUSE now but either I can’t install from the live CD and need the DVD or I’m doing it wrong.

I’ve used Linux off and on over the use and had success though with Redhat 9 being the first, Mandrake 10, Puppy Linux, Pend Drive Linux, Damn Small Linux, and possibly others.

I’m not saying it’s crap or anything, I’m just saying it still needs a lot of work to ever really “make it”.

In contrast I’ve used and enjoyed every version of Windows since I was like 5 starting with Windows 1.0, and MSDOS before that.

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