What OS do you use?

[joshcombs]

I am trying to get a feel for the people who browse this forums.

What operating system do you use?
Tell us what you use and why you use it. Thanks


Josh

[joshcombs]

I use Microsoft XP Home and pro

but I am looking to making the linux switch But not to Redhat I have done that before I am thinking either Slack or FreeBSD or Gentoo

[Silverbug]

Well i use win2k pro and server. imo xp is still too friendly and tries to do stuff for you. And my linux box is running gentoo, which im using to teach myself linux

Gentoo is good. I think its my little message or something. Ahh.. Its my Biography

[joshcombs]

is it easy to install?

Thats the fun part - Its easy if you follow the guide. It kinda serves as a great introduction to Unix. Lets you partition the drives and all.. There are 3 levles of install you can do. I like Stage1 build it all up from scratch.

[Silverbug]

yeah i agree the documentation is really good. i think i did it from stage 1 or 2. cant quite remember. the only trouble i had was that the mobo had built in everything so i couldnt install X cause it wont detect the video stuff, mind you it did detect the network which made life a tad easyer. oh well is fine for learning how to use the consol.

[gadgetgal99]

I use xp pro on 3 machines and linux on another. used windows 2000 server on another until i reconfigured it and gave it to my brother.

[logic404]

Win2K Prof, and my router is win2k adv. server

[admin]

Windows XP and Suse 9.0 at home.. At work, FreeBSD, Redhat, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and Windows XP ( only on the desktops at the office not any server, thought I would clear that up before its and issue. )

[Silverbug]

haha yeah you dont want a bunch of "hang on i thought all the servers were win2k" posts (in actuall fact all the server are just amigas )

[Brangwyn]

hmm Well XP from 4 boxes, Debian from one, Mandrake from another .. WindowsCE from the PPC (yes I do browse the forums sometimes on my PDA). God knows whats on my phone I use that sometimes too to check the status page mainly, and I think the laptop's currently running W2KS

just amigas

Still got an A500 here haven't fired it up for a while though, normally just use an Amiga emmulator on the PC now (it's 1000 times faster than the A500 ever was anyway lol)

I use Win 2K for the bulk of my work, but have Linux (RedHat) loaded on my PC as well. My laptop is a Mac Powerbook with Os X (Jaguar).
I'm prepared for anything...

[bigdave]

Hmmm I'll start with what I have here then move on to what's at home in NY:

Desktop: Windows XP Pro
Dell PowerEdge: Gentoo
IBM ThinkPad: Windows XP Pro
TiVo: Linux
Compaq: Windows XP Pro

Sill in NY:

Old Sparc Station: Solaris 6
IBM RS/6000: AIX 4.1

and my parents computers which are technically mine too, I had an iMac too but sold that on eBay, still trying to get Brad to get me one for the office.

[Carly]

With this wacky schedule, I *need* a tivo.

Home: Windows XP Pro & 2000 Pro
Work: Windows 2003