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Poll
Question: What Operating System do you use?
Option 1: Windows votes: 28
Option 2: Mac OS votes: 6
Option 3: Linux (any distro) votes: 11
Option 4: Any BSD votes: 0
Option 5: Other votes: 1
Title: Your OS?
Post by: Scott5114 on January 22, 2009, 07:12:26 AM
Just out of curiosity. My computer has run Fedora (Linux) since 2005. I can use Windows, but it just drives me up the wall now.

You can pick 2 options in the poll if you have a dual boot computer. You can't pick three options because triple booting just isn't cool, okay?
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: algorerhythms on January 22, 2009, 10:55:30 AM
Bah. I won't vote in this poll, because my laptop runs UbuntuMacVista. Dang bias against triple booting...
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: deathtopumpkins on January 22, 2009, 12:57:52 PM
Windows XP SP3 ftw!
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: agentsteel53 on January 22, 2009, 04:01:09 PM
I use XP SP3 as well... I'm very competent in Linux but I need my Photoshop (yes, the Gimp would cut it, if only they hadn't rearranged all the keyboard shortcuts relative to Photoshop in an apparent effort to purposely be dicks).
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: vdeane on January 22, 2009, 04:57:13 PM
XP SP3; my next computer will probably be Vista.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: deathtopumpkins on January 22, 2009, 04:59:16 PM
Vista= :ded:
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Post by: Darkchylde on January 22, 2009, 06:59:18 PM
I use all three. Only picked Mac OS and Linux because those two see the most use.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: algorerhythms on January 23, 2009, 10:41:49 AM
Yesterday I booted my desktop into Windows XP to play SimCity, and I noticed the time zone was still set to Eastern time. Apparently it hadn't been booted into Windows for at least a year and a half.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: DAL764 on January 23, 2009, 12:22:35 PM
Windows XP. Perfectly happy with it, and see no need to upgrade to Vista.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: CityBoy1986 on January 23, 2009, 12:38:50 PM
I use Windows XP as well.  While I know I'll have to upgrade one day, it isn't necessary right now.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: Voyager on January 23, 2009, 02:42:55 PM
I have the lovely OS known as Vista.  :ded:
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: SimMoonXP on January 23, 2009, 06:31:18 PM
I use Windows XP Service Pack 3.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: Michael on January 23, 2009, 09:09:11 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on January 22, 2009, 07:12:26 AM
You can pick 2 options in the poll if you have a dual boot computer. You can't pick three options because triple booting just isn't cool, okay?

What about virtual machines?

Quote from: voyager on January 23, 2009, 02:42:55 PM
I have the lovely OS known as Vista.  :ded:

LOL!
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: John on January 23, 2009, 09:12:15 PM
I have XP SP3 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon on an older computer.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: un1 on January 23, 2009, 09:33:03 PM
Currently Vista, but I use my XP computer more than my Vista one.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: algorerhythms on January 23, 2009, 11:15:46 PM
Quote from: John on January 23, 2009, 09:12:15 PM
I have XP SP3 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon on an older computer.
One of the things that annoys me about Ubuntu is the silly names for each version... I try to look up a solution to a problem I'm having and the site tells me the solution only works if I have Virgin Vore or whatever, and that I'm hosed if I have any other version. I know that I have version 8.04. I have no freaking clue what its name is.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: Darkchylde on January 24, 2009, 08:36:36 AM
Well, there's also owning more than one machine, and I own six. Two are PowerPC Macs running Mac OS X 10.4.11, two of my PCs run Xubuntu and WinXP SP2, one runs Xubuntu and OpenSUSE, and the sixth runs Win98 for the moment, although when I convert it to a server, it'll run OpenSolaris.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: Freewayjim on January 24, 2009, 03:50:42 PM
Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.6 with Parallels running Win XP Home
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: SSOWorld on January 24, 2009, 10:33:00 PM
I have computers with both Windows and Linux

1 has SUSE.
the other two have Windows XP (desktop) and Vista (laptop)
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: Lyle on January 27, 2009, 04:34:49 PM
I use Windows XP Home Edition, with Service Pack 3.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: Scott5114 on January 28, 2009, 11:40:24 PM
Quote from: algorerhythms on January 23, 2009, 11:15:46 PM
Quote from: John on January 23, 2009, 09:12:15 PM
I have XP SP3 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon on an older computer.
One of the things that annoys me about Ubuntu is the silly names for each version... I try to look up a solution to a problem I'm having and the site tells me the solution only works if I have Virgin Vore or whatever, and that I'm hosed if I have any other version. I know that I have version 8.04. I have no freaking clue what its name is.

They go alphabetically from Breezy Badger, I think. Can't remember for sure but that might equal 6.10.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: algorerhythms on January 29, 2009, 01:45:24 AM
Actually, if I remember correctly, they were
Warty Warthog
Breezy Badger
(something else)
Dapper Drake
Edgy E...something
Feisty F...something
Gusty Gibbon
H...something
Imperial Imp or something

I don't know what the point of listing them is, but the early versions were not in alphabetical order.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: Scott5114 on January 29, 2009, 04:23:02 AM
Edgy Eft, Feisty Fawn, and Hardy Heron. Edgy was named because it was anticipated to break a lot of stuff. On the other hand Hardy was named because it was going to be extra stable and supported for a longer period of time (several years).

Oh, and you forgot Hoary Hedgehog. I think that was the one after Warty. When I had it I always wondered what "Hoary" meant but was never curious enough actually look it up...

Now I'm on Fedora and everyone just calls it "9". It does have code names though, even though nobody really uses them. FC9's is "Sulphur".

Admin note: Use lighter language. ;-)
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: WillWeaverRVA on February 03, 2009, 02:36:38 AM
My desktop has Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3, and my laptop is Windows XP Home SP3 (Home because it's a netbook). I hate Vista, but I might upgrade the desktop to Windows 7 since I hear it's less resource-consuming than Vista, and it should work on my (slightly outdated) desktop no problem.
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: ComputerGuy on March 21, 2009, 05:56:45 PM
Windows XP here!
Title: Re: Your OS?
Post by: Crazy Volvo Guy on March 21, 2009, 07:45:22 PM
I'm running Ubuntu 8.10.  Haven't used Windows since 2007.

Quote from: algorerhythms on January 29, 2009, 01:45:24 AM
Actually, if I remember correctly, they were
Warty Warthog - 4.10
Breezy Badger - 5.04
(something else) - 5.10
Dapper Drake - 6.06 (delayed release)
Edgy Eft - 6.10
Feisty Fawn - 7.04
Gusty Gibbon - 7.10
Hardy Heron - 8.04
Intrepid Ibex - 8.10, current

I don't know what the point of listing them is, but the early versions were not in alphabetical order.

I fixed it for you.  Don't know the codename for 5.10, though.