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This is simply brilliant, sarcasm overload :D - http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/software-installation-in-linux-is-difficult/
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@dantheman hahaha amazing sarcastic post
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RT @dantheman: This is simply brilliant, sarcasm overload :D - http://tinyurl.com/qsmzph
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@pm It great isn't it? Someone pointed out that Hearts comes with XP so might not be the best choice, but the principal is spot on :)
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RD @dantheman This is simply brilliant, sarcasm overload :D - http://psychocats.net/ubuntucat/software-installation-in-linux-is-difficult/
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@dantheman @fabsh You mentioned UbuntuOne in your last show. Did you know it's not opensourced? http://ur1.ca/4gmt
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@magbeat Did you listen to me? The client is, the server isn't. I said so on the show. I have no problem with the server situation.
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@magbeat as soon as someone implements p2p sharing in U1 it would be trivial to drop the server requirement and fork the client project
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The really strange thing about Windows 7 @dantheman, apart form not working with my eth0, is that it's really not much faster than Vista.
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@magbeat I do yeah. Like Launchpad it's proprietary, we talked about that and the naming controversy at length on last night's recording
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@silner really? windows 7 is much faster than Vista was for me (64 bit that is). Boot time (for a windows os) is like a small miracle :D
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@johnhunt: I like Wolfram, but not as general purpose SE and I don't think that's even what they're aiming for.
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@silner I may be a cynic but for me Win7 is just an attempt to dump the Vista name that's burned them and keep almost the same product
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@jackieplage: I was going to qualify that I have only tried it on P4.
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@dantheman: yeah it's almost like a con. If I had to pay for it I'd be angry. I used to really hate Windows when I used it.
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Editing audio and syncing the recordings from last night ready to send back to @fabsh !linuxoutlaws
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@dantheman I disagree. From my VM testing, Windows 7 runs much better than Vista. No real new features but it does run much faster.
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@jackieplage: the P4 was the only box where it recognised the Ethernet card so that was the only place I could try it really.
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@silner Ouch, very strange. From what I hear it's generally quite good with drivers, better than vista was on release anyway
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@fabsh @jackieplage I have no idea, that's why I said I'm a cynic. I've never run it, just like I've never run Vista. I have desire to :)
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@dantheman I wouldn't either but I have to for gaming :(
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@jackieplage: Will any games be improved by 7 though? They all use Open GL now don't they? Gamers I know are staying with XP.
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@jackieplage Ah, I'm not a big gamer so luckily it's never been an issue for me. I can understand your position though
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@dantheman @jackieplage: I'd be quite happy for Windows to be seen primarily as a gaming platform. But then I only play chess.
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@silner 64 bit xp is rubbish so I've been using vista until win7 (I have 8gb RAM), and win7 uses much less resources
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@silner Vista could be slow even with a quad core processor and 8gb RAM :D
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@jackieplage 8gb of RAM wow :O That's a pretty impressive system, you must be a serious gamer :)
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@jackieplage: like @dantheman, I don't really game so I don't need new windows. I'll keep one XP box for Flash 6 and DW 8 though.
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@dantheman I like my MMORPG's, some of which demand quite high systems :)
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@dantheman My system is mediocre compared to some of my fellow gamers, hehe
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@jackieplage Really? Wow. I must be out of touch. My laptop has 2gb of RAM and I still think that's overkill for my needs
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@jackieplage Even with audio editing and having 10 programs open at once I use about 5-600mb max. One of the reasons I love Linux :)
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@dantheman only because you're not on vista :D (my friends install used 800mb of ram idling, no joke)
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@dantheman As ever it depends on your needs. My imac also has 2gb and that's plenty for what I do on it
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@faemir Yeah I've heard it's a resource hog but I'm pleased to say I've never installed it :)
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@dantheman Oh, linux definitely helps. Ubuntu is running way better on my imac than OS X does :)
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@dantheman @jackieplage: Audio really eats memory on Windows. This is one area where Linux is light years ahead.
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@dantheman @jackieplage: In fairness not all distros are equal with audio. Suse is really slow with it.
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@silner Not all distros are equal for anything really, it depends what you want. One thing I love is the option to sample as many as I like
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@fabsh I'm Sorry, I missed that point. Must have been the at a critical traffic situation, because I listened to the show on my bike :)
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@dantheman: I always feel churlish for saying this, but I really don't like Suse. I can't see what it is good at.
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@silner It's great for office deployments which is what it's intended for. Integrates easily with Windows domains, it's a corporate desktop
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@magbeat No, thanks for pointing it out. It's always good to know these things, we value listener input, fire away :)
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@silner Suse is good at making even xcalc feel slow and sluggish.
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@magbeat No worries. Don't crash! ;)
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@dantheman Well, me testing it has nothing to do with desire, believe me...
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@dantheman I agree that the move to Windows 7 is just an attempt to drop Vista. Much like the move away from ME for those that remember.
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@silner I have no idea about their support prices to be honest but it is their main focus. The enterprise where they want to be I think
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@dantheman I had such a bad experience with Suse. I think it was only second distro I tried, but I couldn't get anything to work.
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@dantheman I kept failing with Fedora at first, but then the light went on and I realised I had to understand Selinux.
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@imag1narynumber yeah I definitely had issues, but as @dantheman says, I suppose it's not meant for the likes of us :)
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