Hey man, I love linux. I love linux more than I love mac (linux is Open Source)! Its just, when you come-down to it The mac is a better computer out of the box.

d00d w4r3 c4n 1 g3t s0m3 linix ju4r3z????????????????????????

*dies*

I hear that so many times on IRC that it's not funny.

I understood it. I yet I don't want to know where it comes form

:eek:

Umm. I have always heard that Linux is free and all this other stuff. But from what I see most linux's like Red Hat, Yellow Dog, and Mandrake all range from $50-$100 per box. Also most high end application like Maya, and others cost money also. The only software that I know is free is some open-source server stuff, and star office (which will soon be $50).

Yeah, if you want the book & cd's.. you have to pay for it.
You can always download the ISO's from their website, and use the online documentation... thats how its free.

Also, under the GPL and various other licenses, you are provided with the source which you can modify and redistribute.

That's the difference between free and free.

"Free beer" is software that is free as in binary-only for no charge, just like if you were to recieve free beer.

"Free software" is typically distributed with source, and is freely modifiable by anyone willing.

Warez Doodz don't understand Free Software

LoL! Free Linux by Warez!! LOL!! They must be more messed up than I thought...

Re: TEACHERS, Get a free copy of Mac OS 10.2
 

Linux... I run Gentoo Linux on three of my computers (all the x86 boxes in the house). It's a pain to install (there's not really an automated installer, but the installation instructions are wonderfully written and you can learn more about Linux by installing Gentoo (or using Slackware, my other favorite distro) than by using Red Hat or some other desktop distro) but it builds every program to your specifications, so you can take advantage of all the fancy MMX, SSE, and/or 3DNOW instructions your processor uses, and optimize code for your specific processor. The package manager, emerge, and the package tree, portage, are also really flexible, and you can get most popular apps (and some quite odd ones) very easily--it handles dependencies and everything smoothly. I run GNOME as the desktop environment, Abiword/Gnumeric (gnome-office) for office (I also have openoffice.org installed for when I need it), Dia for diagramming (sorta like Visio), Firefox/Thunderbird for internet stuff, Gaim for IM, XMMS and MPD (music player daemon--a remote-control media player I run on my "server") for music, Xine for video, BZFlag as my #1 game (also Tuxracer and Supertux), The Gimp for photo editing and graphics, and I'm trying an HTML editor called Bluefish Web Development Studio.

Re: TEACHERS, Get a free copy of Mac OS 10.2
 

Wow! Nothing like reviving a 2 1/2 year old thread! :rolleyes:


If you want to discuss Linux you should post in the IT/Communications forum.


Since the original point of this thread is long past perhaps it's time to lock it and allow it to rest in peace. ;)

Re: TEACHERS, Get a free copy of Mac OS 10.2
 

Haha. A 2.5 year old thread that apparently I severely derailed LIVES ON!! (And I'm posting this from a Mac and don't really care much for Linux any more.)

Re: TEACHERS, Get a free copy of Mac OS 10.2
 

Sorry... I was searching for something and just found this and replied to it. I don't usually check the date on things.

Re: TEACHERS, Get a free copy of Mac OS 10.2
 

I want an apple laptop sooooo bad...but don't have $2000 to drop for it, I might just get a nice toshiba...or ebay for a good apple laptop, but I love Mac OS X :D