Ubuntu 9.10 takes fight to Windows 7

David and Goliath?

More like Goliath vs. the invisible man.

Another hapless victim for Windows 7 to trundle over on its road to world domination.

By Lacrobat on 30 Oct 2009

The future?

I think that with Ubuntu and other open-source projects' open-concept development model, it can adapt faster to changing trends like cloud computing, for example, and also not have its direction dictated like it would be in a corporation like Windows is developed in. Open-source is probably a more successful model in the long term, and Microsoft's Windows project will lumber around slowly and be unresponsive to market changes.

By Delan on 30 Oct 2009

Europe has embraced Linux in more ways than most people in the UK can possibly imagine - judging by the reaction in these forums. I have seen more people positively charged up and raring to get to grips with a good challenge when it comes to Linux than ever before. Whereas Windoze is always the same - nothing new apart from the fact that the interface gets more and more memory intensive and slows down what could be a very powerful machine to an absolute crawl. Linux has proved its worth in gold and innovation. And will continue to do so.

By nicomo on 30 Oct 2009

Just not a real world OS

Everyone makes software for Windows.

You couldn't last a day on Ubuntu without resorting to WINE to run iTunes or a game (assuming that works)

Drivers? 64bit support?

My experience with Linux on my EEE PC (now running XP) was it was a massive backward step towards DOS.
Just not for me.

By cheysuli on 30 Oct 2009

"it can adapt faster to changing trends like cloud computing, for example, and also not have its direction dictated like it would be in a corporation"

Moot point - if the masses out there really were dictating the code-base of Ubuntu, it would be in paralysis because it would be impossible to reconcile ideas. Surely Ubuntu's success comes largely (not exclusively) from Canonical - a corporation. The corporation sets the strategic direction to react to changing trends.

By AdrianB on 30 Oct 2009

worth another try?

Ubuntu has got to be worth another try, the last eddition looked naf, was fast untill you hit the next problem. At least you dont need to worry about antivirus.

By Tibbs on 30 Oct 2009

World domination

I don't know if any of the windows fans realise this but Linux dominates the computing world. If you add up all the equipment that runs Linux (from network switches, phones, cars to super computers) this dwarfs MS running just on PCs.
If you have more money then sense waste it on an new operating system and new firewall etc. I don't have the money but I have the sense to be running 64bit Kubuntu for the last 3 years. Up graded every 6 months and paid nothing. I keep well clear of anything from apple as they like lock you into their world. Karmic Koala is another great release. My only complaint is that Canonical do not pay enough attention to the KDE desktop. Then again it cost me nothing but gives me so much. Thanks Ubuntu.

By M_Hamer on 30 Oct 2009

No 64bit download?

Cant find any link for the 64bit download.

Does anyboady know when Ubuntu 9.10 64bit is due?

By Tibbs on 30 Oct 2009

No 64bit download?

Cant find any link for the 64bit download.

Does anyboady know when Ubuntu 9.10 64bit is due?

By Tibbs on 30 Oct 2009

64bit is just a click more

go to:
http://www.ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download

then select the alternative down load options and you will see the option for 64 bit.

By M_Hamer on 30 Oct 2009

To: M_Hamer

Yes we do know Linux is big. But not for the home computer / office computer operating system.

This story is about Ubuntu 9.10.

I don't see Linux as free software, I see it as a take it, use it then please support it and pay what you feel its worth.

If you have not contributed towards any Linux software, do you think its worth nothing?

P.S. I use Open Office and have contributed, as I quite like it.

By Tibbs on 30 Oct 2009

to: M_Hamer

cheers thanks

I will try the 64bit,

Thanks

By Tibbs on 30 Oct 2009

to: M_Hamer

cheers thanks

I will try the 64bit,

Thanks

By Tibbs on 30 Oct 2009

Lots of ways to contribute

There are lots of ways to contribute. I currently don't have much money so I can not afford to make a financial contribution. My contribution is to helping others when I can, sending in crash reports and contributing to bug reports. It may not be much but I do try and help linux and Ubuntu by the means I have because I believe in Linux. In the future I may have less time and money and I will re-evaluate my contributions.

By M_Hamer on 30 Oct 2009

Lots of ways to contribute

There are lots of ways to contribute. I currently don't have much money so I can not afford to make a financial contribution. My contribution is to helping others when I can, sending in crash reports and contributing to bug reports. It may not be much but I do try and help linux and Ubuntu by the means I have because I believe in Linux. In the future I may have less time and money and I will re-evaluate my contributions.

By M_Hamer on 30 Oct 2009

Matrox vga drivers

I wonder if they have fixed the Matrox VGA problems? When I tried the previous version I found all sorts of issues, and a quick Google reveals them as well. The PC is now happily running OpenSUSE.

By cats_five on 30 Oct 2009

Would love to ue it but....

I'd happily move over to Ubunta. I even tried it for a while. But I found it impossible to get away from the fact that some of the software that I needed was Windows only (I use Open office, Firefox and Thunderbird, but also many Windows only apps), and some of my essential hardware was either Windows only or was beyond my ability to get working under Linux despite the fact that I'm an It professional. Stuff that "just worked" under Windows required all kinds of downloads and compiles, and lots of manual configuration and modification to get working. And other stuff I just couldn't get drivers for at all.

By Perfectblue97 on 30 Oct 2009

Not all IT professionals know Linux

This is slightly tangential. It's possible to be an IT professional but not be either qualified and/or experienced with Linux simply because you work in another area of IT with a different system. It's like how a dermatologist is knowledgeable about skin conditions and an oncologist is knowledgeable about cancers. They're both qualified, skilled, trained doctors, they're both medical professionals but they know different things. You don't magically know all diseases if you're any particular type of doctor so you don't magically know all computers if you're an IT professional.

To illustrate: If you're an MCSE you're certified as awesome at Microsoft systems engineering but how would that make you good with a Mac?

By steviesteveo on 30 Oct 2009

RE: worth another try?

Since Gutsy Gibbon (7.x), I give every Ubuntu version a try. And each time I end up installing OpenSUSE as diskless RDP/VMview clients.

By stasi47 on 30 Oct 2009

RE: worth another try?

Since Gutsy Gibbon (7.x), I give every Ubuntu version a try. And each time I end up installing OpenSUSE as diskless RDP/VMview clients.

By stasi47 on 30 Oct 2009

does Lacrobat mean

the windows 7 that does stream HD channels through ATI cards or the windows 7 that still doesn't work correctly, if at all, with unsigned drivers (like Vista) or the windows 7 that crashes the firefox browser when it feels like it?
I have been using windows 7 for the last few months now and would certainly welcome ubuntu's quicker more powerful OS especially when you compare the price tags. Microsofts philosophy has always been to make fisher price operating systems that monkeys with rocks can operate so the users are distracted from the fact they are getting robbed blind.

By wes41880 on 31 Oct 2009

No need for antivirus?

"Ubuntu ... At least you don't need to worry about antivirus"
And why would that be? 1,898 reasons (according to Kaspersky magazine) exist to say you do need to worry. Of course, statistically the chance of catching one is remote in the extreme but if you're an IT professional about to sign a statement to the MD saying you don't need AV on the Linux machines - I hope you'd reconsider.

By AdrianB on 31 Oct 2009

"Microsoft's philosophy has always been to make Fisher Price operating systems that monkeys with rocks can operate"

Welcome to the real world.

By AdrianB on 31 Oct 2009