free operating system

thompsonguy

get the latest os for your computer laptop or server as good as vista for free

link
https://www.ubuntu.com

lorweld

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Marty_J

e-victims wrote: »

Just a word of caution. People considering using open system software should investigate the security features. Unfortunately, OS systems are not as secure or robust.

Are you high?

devizes18193

TorrestheGreat wrote: »

This forum isnt for posting open souce software, if it were the list would be endless. Ignore the comment above, ubuntu is several hundred times more secure than vista or XP and several dozen times more stable.

Out of interest this is based on what information

[Deleted User]

TorrestheGreat wrote: »

This forum isnt for posting open souce software, if it were the list would be endless. Ignore the comment above, ubuntu is several hundred times more secure than vista or XP and several dozen times more stable.

An operating system is only as secure as the person using it, that applies to them all.

DatabaseError

e-victims wrote: »

Just a word of caution. People considering using open system software should investigate the security features. Unfortunately, OS systems are not as secure or robust.

The Verve sang "The drugs don't work..."
They were wrong

Thompsonguy (OP) could you explain any problems I can expect from my (new, directx 10) games under the OS you suggest, and which of my current software apps are compatable with it (I'm using vista64)....or...perhaps....explain the the jump to linux may not be that smooth...and may involve asteep learning curve..

bat999

e-victims wrote: »

Just a word of caution. People considering using open system software should investigate the security features. Unfortunately, OS systems are not as secure or robust.

!!!!!! is open system software anyway?

fermi

Windows 7 beta will be "free" tomorrow as well.

But I'm not installing that..............

DatabaseError

fermi wrote: »

Windows 7 beta will be "free" tomorrow as well.
But I'm not installing that..............

oh...is it tomorrow...I've been looking forward to the official 64 bit beta, the unofficial 32 bit is superb.

/me looks for a torrent client

edit...free (legal!) d/load from microsoft...activated til August 09...Result!

/me counts the hours...glad that the current install of vista64 is quite minimal, and that a partition already exists with win 7 to overwrite...and that my backups are up to date...and glad I have a decent ISP so a 2 or 3 gig download soon as available won't set any alarms going

[Deleted User]

fermi wrote: »

Windows 7 beta will be "free" tomorrow as well.

But I'm not installing that..............

I wouldn't recommend that anyone attempts to install Windows 7 unless they have a very good reason too. There's going to be instability, incompatibility, performance issues, dataloss, not to mention that unless you're going to be actively contributing to report or confirm bugs that you're just going to be denying someone who will be the ability to do so all so you can get it free to say "look I have new windows".

fermi

lol.... I meant legal as well.

Subscribe to the RSS/blog though...... only available to the first 2.5 million down-loaders. 1st come....... and all that.