[Ham-Computers] RE: "Live" Linux CD's, WAS: windows - linux

[Dale Miller]

Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal) wrote:
> Hi all,
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> Catching up on some older posts.  Here's a link to what is probably *the* definitive database of "live" Linux CD's.  Just about every live Linux distro is listed here as well as how large it is and it's targeted audience/function.  Sorted by "voted" popularity.
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> As Jeff mentioned, there *is* a learning curve to Linux.  I can navigate DOS, Windows, MacOS, Gnome, KDE, and some "large" system OS' (OS/MVS, OS/400, HP/MPE) quite readily, but put me in a BASH shell and I'm a fish out of water.  Well, not quite that bad, but it's like trying to use high-school spanish on a trip to Mexico.
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> What makes Linux so "great" is also one of it's downfalls.  Being open source, anyone (and everyone) can take the "kernel" and modify it to suit a particular need.  Unfortunately, these differences cause incompatibilites between distros.  Software vendors wish to "reduce" the number of platforms supported, so they won't release software for a particular platform/distro until there's enough demand for it.  Yes, there's a lot of *good* linux-based software for just about any particular function, but not many of the "major" players have released anything for Linux - to them, Linux is a small market with too many sub-segments (distros) to support.  Yes, it's short-sighted, but that's the way business works.
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> Many who use Linux are those who are sick of the "big gun" software vendors and their policies and EULA's.  But, remember that today's small companies might one day become "big guns" that end up protecting their work with more restrictive policies.  It's the nature of business.  As much as I'd like to switch to Linux, too much of the software I use on a day-to-day basis is Windows based.  And, running a Windows VM under Linux defeats the purpose of running Linux in the first place.  So, since Windows does everything I need it to, I'll stick to Windows for the time being.  One thing's definite though...Vista, in it's current form, is definitely out for me!
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> 73,
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>   - Aaron, NN6O
>   

Now see Aaron, I on the other hand only use Windows once a year.
Dang tax software will not run on Linux without Windows in a VM.
I do occasionally run other stuff in a Windows VM, but most of my games 
I like run just fine in Wine.



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