Operating Systems

[Dr. Freeman]

this thread is inspired by all the intelligent posts about O/S's in the "HL2 to Linux Petition" thread.

the idea of *some day* having an O/S that either was made in collaboration the popular companies (that created Linux, Windows and other O/S's) and/or a company that steps up to the plate and designs such an O/S which is aimed at specific audiences (for example, for gamers u have the Gamers version of the O/S, for pple in the video/movie/sound industry u have the 3D Animation version of that O/S and etc.. etc..) so basically have 4-5 verions of this O/S catering to different audiences.


okay, so ur first reaction is probably "dude, such an O/S would take forever to design and would definitely take ALOT of financial resources"

ya, i know.. and thats why i suggested the idea of 2-3 companies working together on such a project.

i guess this sorta thing would only happen in a perfect world...but after reading some of the arguements in that Petition thread had me thinking that if u put together some of the good things of one O/S and some good things of another O/S, u can have a fair neat O/S without all the problems pple have pointed out in that thread.


Please present ur views without flaming.. i would like to get a general idea of what pple think about the scenerio i have given...


i did also have questions for the Linux experts on this forum.. im not familar with Linux, i installed it once about 6-7 years ago and thats about it..

1. which flavor of Linux would be easiest and most compatable (with non-Linux softwares)
2. i read about Gentoo and Debian and am interested in more info on them, where to look?
3. how friendly is Linux flavors of O/S with the new hardware out these days? i know back when i tried installing Linux that one time, it wasn't too happy with a USB mouse (USB ports, and mice were new tech then)


thanks in advance

 

[MrWhite]

coming soon to computer store near you: Maclindows

 

[Yatta]

Originally posted by MrWhite
coming soon to computer store near you: Maclindows

We already have Lindows, so why not?:cheese:

 

[MrWhite]

there is?

hey I like your site

 

[Yatta]

Originally posted by MrWhite
there is?

hey I like your site

I'm glad you like my site.

Regarding, Lindows... Yep. Check this out:
http://www.lindows.org/

 

[EVIL]

hmm.. dont really like the idea of having to buy 3/4 diffrent OS server, gameing, 3danimation/modeling, and graphic shizzle nah.. not a really good idea imo.

 

[simmo]

Lindows = Linux

 

[thenerdguy]

Not quite simmo. linux is almost perfected lindows has a long way to go.

 

[Dr. Freeman]

Originally posted by EVIL
hmm.. dont really like the idea of having to buy 3/4 diffrent OS server, gameing, 3danimation/modeling, and graphic shizzle nah.. not a really good idea imo.

i didn't give too much description on the different versions of the O/S so here goes..

every version would be able to do most general stuff.. like watch movies, users could also play around with programs like Photoshop, 3DMax etc..

but...

if u want to go into more detail.. like say video editing, movies, animation then a specialized version would be best (not to say other versions wouldn't work, just maybe not as good, and probably not with max settings etc..)

for running web servers, network clients all the business oriented stuff a business version of the O/S would be best.. so u get the idea..

so really, unless u work in the graphics/video industry or work in a network type environment, then u really wouldn't need different versions of the O/S..

besides, pple that are in different areas of workfield related to computers generally already have at least 2 O/S's that they run.. one for work, (someone working at Apple? or perphaps a Linux user at work that comes home from a long day and wants to fry some aliens in HL2?) another for gaming

this is just an idea i thought of while keeping in mind about pple that cry about Windows security holes, and others that cry about Linux compatability frustration.

like i said.. this scenerio is probably best in a perfect world.. cause i don't see Microsoft ever collaborating with any company for the benefit of us, end users.. but we can dream? and discuss, right?