Open Source Amiga OS

[stefcep2]

See i don't get why a computer thats got multiple cpu's running 100x faster clock with massive on board caches, and 500x more memory doesn't feel 10's time faster, and brings up wait pointers more often. What the F-ck is it doing?

 I was drawn to Linux in the hope i would find a system as responsive and as resource efficient as my 68060 A4000. I was told windows was inefficient and bloated compared to Linux.  Well thats bull****.  Windows XP blows out of the water every full featured distro I've tried.

And I'm yet to find and hardware that doesn't have a driver written for XP.  I can't say the same for Linux.  Download, click install and I'm done.

I've wasted too many months of my life getting (simple) things to work in Linux to ever go down that road again.

[stefcep2]

Ha ha, thank you for that, nicholas.  Best way to start off the day!

@commodorejohn  There really aren't any OPEN SOURCE alternatives to the Gimp.  It's the only thing out there even remotely close in functionality to the "industry standard" of Photoshop.  So if the UI is the only thing bothering you, rewrite it.

See thats the Linux mantra.  

Linux users are happy to tell people how much "better" their platform is but when users tell them "You know there is stuff here that from a users point of view is actually ****.." the response is:

"well fix it yourself, you have all the tools, all the source, to make it work exactly how you want it, for free that's the really good thing about open source"

To which the user thinks:" I'm not a ****ing programmer, I just want to use the damned thing without tearing my hair out...how do I remove this **** off my hard drive."

BTW people don't RUN operating systems, they run applications.  And any free app on Linux usually has good or better app on Windows, for free as well if you want it.

[stefcep2]

@CoomodoreJohm.

Most open source fanatics actually have no idea of the importance of usability, especially in the design of their interfaces.  

Who cares if your program can crunch all the filters on a jpeg, but it frustrates the hell out of the user to get to use these tools?

Th Linux community does not know or care that a good user interface is 50 % the programs value.  MS is learning quickly about that by putting a touch screen interface on the desktop..

[stefcep2]

Well use those apps yourself and STFU dictating to everyone else what they should or should not be using.

Whoa there!

Where did I dictate to anybody what they should or should not use?

And if I do make recommendations, who are you or your Linux zealot buddies to tell me not to make the recommendation?

But I'm nor surprised.

I once ran PCLOS.  One day booted into a command line due to a single 200 k CD driver update that hadn't been properly tested but was put in anyway by the maintainers.  It took them 2 weeks to rectify it.  And I needed to use a Windows PC to get online to find out what to do.  "How about not using the rolling-update model for your distro Mr Maintainer?"

Mr Maintainer: "If you don't like it go somewhere else"

L'lle ol' 2% Linux has stayed that way for very very good reasons on the desktop.

Having a bunch of free applications is better than having no applications. Or expecting someone to fork out $$$ to buy the same program they already have on Windows.

I don't think this is the place for a discussion on economics. You could download WinUAE which needs a nice interface before you could expect someone to pay for it.
Or you could end up paying $50 for some bloated DVD software that doesn't have region free options and other features that you would find on a free version.

See the "Linux apps are free and Windows aren't" argument doesn't really hold water anymore.

DVD player/media player: http://mpc-hc.org/
Office: http://www.libreoffice.org/
Paint/Image processing: http://www.getpaint.net/
Photo catalogue: picassa
Web browsers are all free
Plenty of free email clients.

[stefcep2]

Wait: you've logged in. read his posts, spent time hunting up some image on the net, because you didn't care?

And I find your "short bus" reference disgusting if by it you mean the buses that disabled people sometimes get driven in.

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@terminillus.  Gee you're such a clever piece of sh! T