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Re: Oh, don't even. Camilla Send a noteboard - 15/09/2010 08:35:10 AM
Technophobes have a prejudice against Linux because they think it's difficult. Linux is that scary black screen that hackers type into in the movies, right? Pshaw. There are many flavors of Linux, and many different desktop environments for you to choose from. Here's a screenshot of what a standard Linux desktop might look like.

I even tried to pick a "default" installation, too. Without much work, your desktop can look like this. Familiar, no? :P

Linux isn't hard. Sure you like Mac, but you'd like Linux just fine if you tried it. It's a very mature, user-friendly desktop OS these days, and the only thing it really lacks is some of the big commercial software. As a Mac user though, you should already be used to that.

Give Linux a try sometime!


Apparently you missed the part where I said I had used it. It was my operating system for about six months. I used Suse, which is rather user-friendly. I have tried Ubuntu, too. It was no better.
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Dear RAFO: Dark Knight - 14/09/2010 03:35:10 PM 1615 Views
It should be a wiki BlackAdder - 14/09/2010 03:45:29 PM 1207 Views
...forest...elf design...No. Just, no. *NM* Missa Sedai - 14/09/2010 04:00:31 PM 558 Views
Agreed snoopcester - 14/09/2010 04:03:06 PM 1207 Views
What, a fancy buttercup border motif? *NM* Missa Sedai - 14/09/2010 05:44:00 PM 567 Views
Erm. Sure. It would look all pretty *NM* snoopcester - 14/09/2010 08:56:45 PM 544 Views
Wait... TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2010 12:38:26 AM 1184 Views
+1. That would look retarded. *NM* Tom - 14/09/2010 04:44:43 PM 534 Views
Lol I was just throwing that out there *NM* Dark Knight - 14/09/2010 04:45:52 PM 545 Views
That's nice. Just throw it further away next time. *NM* Missa Sedai - 14/09/2010 05:44:28 PM 586 Views
Ooh. Nice. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/09/2010 10:32:55 PM 597 Views
+1 x 3billion. *NM* LadyLorraine - 14/09/2010 08:30:59 PM 549 Views
Agreed! *NM* Beqi - 14/09/2010 10:13:27 PM 542 Views
Steampunk Elves, FTW! *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2010 12:41:18 AM 571 Views
I like the semi-retroness of it Camilla - 14/09/2010 04:34:35 PM 1157 Views
Lol nobody likes the elves idea I see Dark Knight - 14/09/2010 04:48:25 PM 1172 Views
Re: Lol nobody likes the elves idea I see Camilla - 14/09/2010 08:43:25 PM 1157 Views
It's easier to mess around at work when the site doesn't look like an elfin playground. nossy - 14/09/2010 04:40:17 PM 1188 Views
LMAO *NM* Dark Knight - 14/09/2010 04:47:00 PM 533 Views
Art in the background was something used by teenagers on angelfire. jh - 14/09/2010 04:44:29 PM 1207 Views
Flashy animations? Hmmm I like that Dark Knight - 14/09/2010 04:50:46 PM 1264 Views
I am not even against going away from the old wotmania look ironclad - 14/09/2010 08:00:33 PM 1150 Views
It might be good to be able to put in our own colours... Camilla - 14/09/2010 08:04:26 PM 1094 Views
uhm, there's a VERY GOOD REASON to keep a white background LadyLorraine - 14/09/2010 08:30:40 PM 1199 Views
Re: uhm, there's a VERY GOOD REASON to keep a white background Dark Knight - 14/09/2010 09:19:51 PM 1205 Views
Re: uhm, there's a VERY GOOD REASON to keep a white background Camilla - 14/09/2010 09:29:20 PM 1222 Views
No. snoopcester - 14/09/2010 09:38:54 PM 1173 Views
Re: No. Camilla - 14/09/2010 09:40:22 PM 1242 Views
No no no ... we must use comic sans Darth_Katie - 14/09/2010 09:39:01 PM 1220 Views
I am totally with you. Part of the reason I love this site is that it is so easy to use and read. *NM* Tashmere - 15/09/2010 12:44:07 AM 565 Views
Dear RAFOnaught: F*** off and die. Love, Cannoli Cannoli - 14/09/2010 11:24:21 PM 1234 Views
See, I get paranoid when I almost agree with you. Of course, I'm more diplomatic... Camilla - 14/09/2010 11:34:57 PM 1165 Views
Macs are UNIX distributions that you pay for. Ghavrel - 14/09/2010 11:45:08 PM 1136 Views
Re: Macs are UNIX distributions that you pay for. Camilla - 14/09/2010 11:46:35 PM 1179 Views
Personally I do not think that the learning curve is worth $1000, but that is okay. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2010 12:00:08 AM 565 Views
I do. Camilla - 15/09/2010 12:03:25 AM 1129 Views
Oh, don't even. Aemon - 15/09/2010 04:48:23 AM 1388 Views
Re: Oh, don't even. Camilla - 15/09/2010 08:35:10 AM 1367 Views
Well, I don't BlackAdder - 15/09/2010 05:27:12 AM 4425 Views
Re: Well, I don't Camilla - 15/09/2010 08:40:32 AM 1202 Views
... Joel - 16/09/2010 02:49:00 PM 1280 Views
Re: ... Camilla - 16/09/2010 02:59:34 PM 1206 Views
Took me forever to find; snoop suggested it just over a year ago: The Guileless Comp Troller - 16/09/2010 03:17:02 PM 1496 Views
Re: Well, I don't BlackAdder - 16/09/2010 04:11:36 PM 1198 Views
I'd put a language filter and Local Events list higher on my list of changes. The Guileless Comp Troller - 16/09/2010 03:04:16 PM 1612 Views
A vbulletin-style forum/messageboard would be nice Ava - 17/09/2010 02:33:20 AM 1216 Views
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