What Operating System do you use? - Democratic Underground

noahmijo

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Fri Jun-25-04 04:12 PM
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Poll question: What Operating System do you use?

Edited on Fri Jun-25-04 04:41 PM by noahmijo

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noahmijo

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Fri Jun-25-04 04:26 PM
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1. Call me stereotypical but

I've always associated Macs with liberals. Maybe it's because Macs are the king when it comes to working with media, and since many in the arts profession are liberals that's why I see so many Macs in liberal's hands. Who knows?

Just wanted to see if my fun little theory had any water.

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CharlesGroce

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Fri Jun-25-04 04:32 PM
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2. because that's there sales strategy...

just wait, linux is coming along nicely.

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noahmijo

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Fri Jun-25-04 04:34 PM
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3. I haven't given Linux a run

I'm a Mac person myself, but one of these days I wanna see what the Linux hoopala is all about. In my opinion, it's good to be knowledgable of all major operating systems, but personally I can't stand Windows (and I've been a Windows person for almost 8 years) and after going to Mac, I just can't see any reason to go back to Windows for anything.

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Speck Tater

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Fri Jun-25-04 04:34 PM
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4. Mac or PC?

With PC you get abused by the software monopoly.
With Mac you get abused by the hardware monopoly.

Either way you're playing their game.

What would REALLY change the world is if Apple released the Mac OS for the PC hardware. POW! Both monopolies busted in one fell swoop!

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Fri Jun-25-04 04:34 PM
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5. You could insert other options

Linux AND Windows (me)
Mac AND Windows
Linux AND Mac
All three

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bullimiami

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Fri Jun-25-04 04:40 PM
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7. mac osx already has...

BSD running right along underneath, directing traffic.

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cprise

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Fri Jun-25-04 05:14 PM
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10. BSD isn't Linux

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dolo amber

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Fri Jun-25-04 04:40 PM
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8. Me too

:hi:

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lapfog_1

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Fri Jun-25-04 04:39 PM
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6. Uhmmm...

All of them.

Mac - 1 laptop.
Windows 2000 - 1 laptop.
Windows XP - 2 desktops.
FreeBSD - 2 servers
Redhat 9.0 Linux - 2 proto-appliances
SuSE Linux - 2 servers
NetBSD - 1 server.
Linux - single board computer.

I've probably forgotten something.

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noahmijo

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Fri Jun-25-04 04:42 PM
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9. Poll has been updated

I'm sorry I wrote this thing out too quick and didn't think of the fact that some people (including myself) use more than one OS.

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TrogL

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Fri Jun-25-04 05:32 PM
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11. Solaris

Edited on Fri Jun-25-04 05:33 PM by TrogL

Also VMS, MTS and a few others

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doubleplusgood

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Fri Jun-25-04 06:07 PM
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12. z/OS

& Windows 2000

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