Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows 7 features comparison
Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > 2009/9/19 Vinothan Shankar : >> Maximum CPU chips: probably 64 (standard in Linux kernel, I believe) > > I thought it could scale to 4096 now? (Or was that just an xkcd comic? > I forget...) > I'm pretty sure that's just XKCD. And it's certainly not in 2.6.28, which is what we're using in Ubuntu. Not that it wasn't a good XKCD! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows 7 features comparison
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Vinothan Shankar wrote: > Paul Sutton wrote: >> Hi > >> the following wiki pedia page > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions > >> there is a comparison of windows 7 versions, just wondered if anyone >> could imagine there was a column for ubuntu which features (or equilvent >> ) would be ticked, for example, ubuntu would have compiz for aero sort >> of thing, > >> i guess multilingual is covered in ubuntu anyway, but just to make >> rough comparison. > >> This is not about bashing microsoft, i want to try and make a fair >> comparison based on those features, to help our argument for open source >> / ubuntu Thanks for the list below. I have added one or two comments. > >> Paul > > Apologies for the not-quite-complete list. > Right, let's see (below is just for Ubuntu): > 32- and 64-bit versions: both > Maximum physical memory (64-bit mode): Approx 64TiB > Maximum CPU chips: probably 64 (standard in Linux kernel, I believe) > Home Group (create and join): Must be a windows concept - I don't know > what the equivalent would be. Well Linux systems do have groups, so this could be a sort of equivalent, to this. > Backup and restore center: Equivalent not installed by default but > available > Multiple monitors: Yes (hardware dependent) > Fast user switching: yes > Desktop Window Manager: Compiz (hardware dependent) or Metacity > Windows Mobility Center: no equivalent centraliser. > Windows Aero: Compiz (+emerald, maybe) > Multi-touch: unknown (anyone?) > Premium Games Included: N/A (no premium games!) but linux does have a lot of > games available, > Windows Media Center: Not immediately after install but MythTV in repos. > Windows Media Player Remote Media Experience: ...say wha? > Encrypting File System: If you use the alternate CD, with encrypted LVM > Location Aware Printing: Not AFAIK Info on this is provided below http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/location-aware-printing so i would guess if both locations are using dhcp, then it would be a question if weather ubuntu can figure out from your ip address range, which printer to use. > Remote Desktop Host: not as standard; in repos (for RDP as it's what the > system we're comparing to uses) > Presentation Mode: No? > Windows Server Domain Joining: Yes > Windows XP Mode: No - though VM's are possible > Aero glass remoting: I don't know what's meant by this! > AppLocker: no > BitLocker: Encrypted LVM again > BranchCache: no (AFAIK) > Subsystem for UNIX-Based Applications: N/A - _IS_ a *nix system I would guess you could replace this as subsystem for Windows based systems e.g wine, cedega, cross over. > Multilingual User Interface: yes > Virtual Hard Disk booting: I believe so. I wonder if we could have ability to spell centre properly - microsoft NO - ubuntu YES. lol, ok joking a side i think the above would suggest that feature for feature, that what ever windows can do, so can ubuntu / linux, I just wondered if the community could make use of this somehow, after all microsoft where kind enough to issue fud to pc world et al regarding windows vs linux http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/09/ms_linux_pitch/ I think its only fair we do something similar only erm lets say tell the truth as best we can, rather than spread FUD. of course if MS want to play dirty we can do, Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Meetings 1st Saturday of the month - Shoreline, Paignton from 3pm Software freedom day 2009 - Saturday 19th September 2009 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkq1MncACgkQaggq1k2FJq3jhQCcCfl5fSuVe3ra+QScZQvOLhKv r9MAn1sEgfowlpFwvIL94RTVvqjz7Lcm =P1Gd -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows 7 features comparison
2009/9/19 Vinothan Shankar : > Maximum CPU chips: probably 64 (standard in Linux kernel, I believe) I thought it could scale to 4096 now? (Or was that just an xkcd comic? I forget...) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows 7 features comparison
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Paul Sutton wrote: > Hi > > the following wiki pedia page > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions > > there is a comparison of windows 7 versions, just wondered if anyone > could imagine there was a column for ubuntu which features (or equilvent > ) would be ticked, for example, ubuntu would have compiz for aero sort > of thing, > > i guess multilingual is covered in ubuntu anyway, but just to make > rough comparison. > > This is not about bashing microsoft, i want to try and make a fair > comparison based on those features, to help our argument for open source > / ubuntu > > Paul Apologies for the not-quite-complete list. Right, let's see (below is just for Ubuntu): 32- and 64-bit versions: both Maximum physical memory (64-bit mode): Approx 64TiB Maximum CPU chips: probably 64 (standard in Linux kernel, I believe) Home Group (create and join): Must be a windows concept - I don't know what the equivalent would be. Backup and restore center: Equivalent not installed by default but available Multiple monitors: Yes (hardware dependent) Fast user switching: yes Desktop Window Manager: Compiz (hardware dependent) or Metacity Windows Mobility Center: no equivalent centraliser. Windows Aero: Compiz (+emerald, maybe) Multi-touch: unknown (anyone?) Premium Games Included: N/A (no premium games!) Windows Media Center: Not immediately after install but MythTV in repos. Windows Media Player Remote Media Experience: ...say wha? Encrypting File System: If you use the alternate CD, with encrypted LVM Location Aware Printing: Not AFAIK Remote Desktop Host: not as standard; in repos (for RDP as it's what the system we're comparing to uses) Presentation Mode: No? Windows Server Domain Joining: Yes Windows XP Mode: No - though VM's are possible Aero glass remoting: I don't know what's meant by this! AppLocker: no BitLocker: Encrypted LVM again BranchCache: no (AFAIK) Subsystem for UNIX-Based Applications: N/A - _IS_ a *nix system Multilingual User Interface: yes Virtual Hard Disk booting: I believe so. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkq05r4ACgkQKYNUyjOGQGT+ZwCeOcyOXYr+C5RSf5cLkr6LpX0g 6bAAn1IVR++rb1VsYdlkbfJgDFSzAXYc =YKd6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] windows 7 features comparison
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi the following wiki pedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions there is a comparison of windows 7 versions, just wondered if anyone could imagine there was a column for ubuntu which features (or equilvent ) would be ticked, for example, ubuntu would have compiz for aero sort of thing, i guess multilingual is covered in ubuntu anyway, but just to make rough comparison. This is not about bashing microsoft, i want to try and make a fair comparison based on those features, to help our argument for open source / ubuntu Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Meetings 1st Saturday of the month - Shoreline, Paignton from 3pm Software freedom day 2009 - Saturday 19th September 2009 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkq0AuAACgkQaggq1k2FJq0kcACfUyIYofzZQFhQiKZwK0BDtwoN EBgAmwVIn9IxGEQhFfllFdXQ/foOjX9A =8FL6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
