Xiaofan,

Why do not you use Xubuntu instead? It uses Xfce, no Compiz, no Aqua or Aero
style stuff, but everything works purely and surely.

Tamas


On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 12:36 AM, Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:47 AM, Nate Duehr <nate@natetech.com> wrote:
> > Carl Denk wrote:
> >
> > > Moral: Can't take an OEM version and move it to another machine. As a
> > > lower priority, I'm trying to migrate away from Microsoft, but has
> been
> > > a struggle to get Linux up and running well.
> >
> > If you're moving to Linux and it's not working well, Mac is a viable
> > option and available today for most applications.
>
> It seems to me that you have a point here. There are some software
> which is available for Mac OS X but not Linux (some Adobe, MS Offfice).
>
> For those who are satisfied with XP, you can always stick to XP.
> I still see shops selling OEM version of XP as long as you buy
> a relative complete system from them. Actually I still see Windows
> 98SE offered in some shops but not many people will buy it.
>
> > (I know there are some things that PICList members want that simply
> > aren't available on anything other than Windows, but if you're already
> > over that and willing to move to Linux, Mac may cost you more money
> > up-front, but lead to less downtime while you "hack" on Linux to make it
> > behave.  Cost vs. Time... the same business decision anyone has to
> make...)
> >
> > There's also another way to look at the OS "wars"...
> >
> > Windows -- Consistently getting worse.
>
> The general perception of Windows Vista is not so positive
> even though there are users who like it. Hopefully Windows 7
> will change that.
>
> > Mac -- Consistently getting better.
>
> Seems to be true. And it seems to me Macs are getting
> cheaper as well, but still more expensive than PC loaded
> with Windows.
>
> > Linux -- Consistently getting better and worse at the same time,
> > depending on what you're trying to do.  (GRIN)
>
> For desktop usage, I think it is getting better and better.
> But I do not like GUI junks like Compiz. My Ubuntu
> 8.04 installation hangs during startup if Compiz
> is enabled. Other than that Ubuntu 8.04 runs smoothly
> (but XP runs very smoothly as well).
>
>
> Xiaofan
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