the developers create for the chosen OS. A closed source OS 'generally'
lures closed source apps, whereas an open source OS lures open source apps.
Bodsda
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Many thanks for your interesting responses to my question.
I enjoy Ubuntu and have seen it grow from early beginnings to what it is
now.
Early on, I was bored and frustrated with Windows, Ubuntu was new,
exciting and a challenge to learn.
The free specialised software filled a gap that the
In my opinion, the desktop environment or window manager marks the end of the
os to applications barrier, obviously ignoring the applications that come with
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John Davis wrote:
> I am an experienced Linux/Ubuntu user, I went to night school to
> learn it. I use Ubuntu and Windows 7 on a daily basis and think that
> the OS is just somewhere to store the programmes I need to work with.
Precisely where the OS stops and the applications start is of some
de
On 03/12/2011 17:51, Liam Proven wrote:
It is not that Linux has great apps - TBH the choice is better on
Windows or Mac and often the quality is a lot higher, too.
It is that:
[1] these days, Linux does all the stuff that most people really *need*
[2] you get all these tools for nothing
Th
On 3 December 2011 17:33, John Davis wrote:
>
> I am an experienced Linux/Ubuntu user, I went to night school to learn it.
> I use Ubuntu and Windows 7 on a daily basis and think that the OS is just
> somewhere to store the programmes I need to work with.
>
> In Windows, it is the Apps that have
On 03/12/2011 17:33, John Davis wrote:
I am an experienced Linux/Ubuntu user, I went to night school to learn it.
I use Ubuntu and Windows 7 on a daily basis and think that the OS is
just somewhere to store the programmes I need to work with.
In Windows, it is the Apps that have to perform pr
I am an experienced Linux/Ubuntu user, I went to night school to learn it.
I use Ubuntu and Windows 7 on a daily basis and think that the OS is
just somewhere to store the programmes I need to work with.
In Windows, it is the Apps that have to perform properly, like
Office,Photoshop, email