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The Linux fanboyz have been saying that they're going to take over the world and that Linux is a viable alternative for everyday use for everyone for a decade at least.
They've been proven false for all that time, and I'm not going to start believing them.
Same as today's Gartner "report" that states that Windows is dead because noone needs an operating system anymore now that almost everything runs on ""the internet".
Clearly written by someone with a political agenda who hasn't got a clue about how computers work.
I read the same kind of reports a decade ago, stating that Windows would "die" within "a few years" because it had got so "bloated" and that Linux would replace it, a younger and leaner operating system (never mind that a standard Linux install comes with tons of crap you don't need, like 500 text editors, 100 window managers, 10 office suits, 5 web browsers, etc. etc., but no decent user interface and configuration system that can be used by your grandmother who doesn't know technical terms.
They've been proven false for all that time, and I'm not going to start believing them.
Same as today's Gartner "report" that states that Windows is dead because noone needs an operating system anymore now that almost everything runs on ""the internet".
Clearly written by someone with a political agenda who hasn't got a clue about how computers work.
I read the same kind of reports a decade ago, stating that Windows would "die" within "a few years" because it had got so "bloated" and that Linux would replace it, a younger and leaner operating system (never mind that a standard Linux install comes with tons of crap you don't need, like 500 text editors, 100 window managers, 10 office suits, 5 web browsers, etc. etc., but no decent user interface and configuration system that can be used by your grandmother who doesn't know technical terms.
As people are clearly allowed to attack me but I'm not allowed to defend myself, I no longer post to this site.
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The closest thing I saw to a hologram was 3-d design monitor that actually moved towards and away from the viewer. The monitor itself did the math to determine where the screen should be. It was incredibly accurate in its giving the 3-d 'look and feel' but mechanically did not generally survive the warranty period.
Imagine a world without hypotheticals....
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Just waiting till Google comes out with their neat no nonsense (NNN) OS.
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Originally Posted by bumsfeld 
Just waiting till Google comes out with their neat no nonsense (NNN) OS.
Last edited by Ezzaral; Apr 11th, 2008 at 6:02 pm.
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Originally Posted by steven woodman
I totally agree with everyone, it is all eye candy but thats not a bad thing. The average user of pc today is mr and ms VANE and they dont give a s**t about usability, they like the bells and whistles.
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My point was: this is cool, not this will change the world and the computer geeks ability to do more. My hope is that people will see the possbilties of Linux and to do that it first needs to appeal to mr. and ms Vane.
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Originally Posted by Ezzaral
Named HAL...
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I have compiz fusion installed but I rarely use it. But yeah, its good to make windows using friends jealous by showing off your screenshots
http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn86/abk123_photo/
http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn86/abk123_photo/
All suspects are guilty until proven innocent, other wise, they wouldn't be suspects would they?
all looks rather useless to me, except maybe partially rotating windows out of the way when you don't actively need them but would like to monitor them.
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Ok this is what is going to make linux appeal to the vista generation
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Originally Posted by jbennet
I am 18. I despise fluffy GUIs. On windows i use the standard windows 95 type theme, and on linux i have no effects. i like either no gui, a plain X session, or a gnome desktop with a suitable theme (i do admit ubuntus human theme is nice)
All suspects are guilty until proven innocent, other wise, they wouldn't be suspects would they?
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