Comments on: Economic downturn to boost open source

By: Tommyboy

Tommyboy — Sat, 09 May 2009 04:19:42 +0000

@VS Dude: Sarcasm people, learn it, love it, embrace it.

By: VS Dude

VS Dude — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:37:15 +0000

@Raoul Snyman: Not really. Windows 7 is rock solid stable and what is more important, it is able to run whooping three different apps at the same time! Furhermore, it is almost 90% compatible with Vista and 20% fully compatible with XP.

By: IRC: #bocottnovell @ FreeNode: May 5th, 2009 - Part 2 | Boycott Novell

IRC: #bocottnovell @ FreeNode: May 5th, 2009 - Part 2 | Boycott Novell — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:56:05 +0000

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By: tds

tds — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:00:37 +0000

By running Windows 7RC you are actually using your machine as a test lab. So what if ATI cards do not work what of all the other graphics cards out there. My wifi works perfectly you just need to choose your hardware from linux friendly vendors. Sounds to me like you are the one with a closed mind.

By: Raoul Snyman

Raoul Snyman — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:24:32 +0000

VS Dude, I’m rather intrigued… you say you don’t want your computer to be a test lab, yet Windows 7 RC1 is still a test version of Windows…?

By: VS Dude

VS Dude — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:30:22 +0000

Wishful thinking.
Windows 7 RC is out and is free for 13 months. After people have tasted this they will certainly purchase it. Xorg is too frail and 1.6 is known to have issues with ATI cards. Linux wi-fi compatibility is a nightmare as well and sound drivers are a hit-or-miss affair under open source.

Listen, I’m all for open source development. I just don’t want my computer to be a test lab.