Linux vs Vista

dont ever say that vista cant be hacked while linux is open source..it can be easily hacked.....linux systems seem to be more secure if it is meant to be like that...nobody knows the code of microsoft products which seem to be the inevitable place for hacking

 

That's a very common myth. Linux is not more secure at all.

Being open-source has nothing to do with security. A lot of people have access to windows code (even besides one that was stolen ears ago) and not all of them are good.

Linux box of functionality similar to windows would have more vulnerabilities and they will take way longer to fix (sure you can fix them yourself, but have more useful ways to spend my time).

No one really bothers exploiting the ones in linux because there is no money to be made in doing so. Install base is just insignificant.

 

linux is free. Linux would be useful for web servers.

 

I'd choose MSDOS over Vista.

 

Think this - you get a car free which CAN do almost everything and most things better than another car which costs a fortune. Problem is since the car is free and lacks "shove-up-da-ass" marketing, it does not get its credit. While the one that costs a fortune sales nicely (with a bunch of Chipmunks who are labeled customer support - they are a joke anyways). So drawing up a comparision is useless - you can compare two commercial products or two open source products - but this comparision is useless. Some people would choose Vista against their will because they will never know what Linux even is. Thats marketing.

 

If you're switching to Linux just to "free yourself of Microsoft", then that's a bad idea to begin with. While I agree that Vista is crappy, you need to know what you're doing.

 

I choose Linux

 

I'd go for Vista. Some people cry over security. But when you can't trust the engineers with million dollar salaries at Microsoft, how can you trust those contributors who help build Linux distros.

 

Because Linux differs very much from Microsoft as a community in general. Linux is Open-Source, thus allowing the community to sniff out any bugs or security holes in the OS. I trust Linux more than I do Microsoft.

 

I have both Vista and Ubuntu/Slackware Linux, and the only one I am booting right now is Ubuntu. I just don't get it why they have created such a resource-eating piece of junk like Vista...

 

Since Linux is impossible to use, installing drivers is hell, and it doesn't run Windows games, I like vista better.

 

We really have no choice, the only reason people use Vista is because most software out there have been paid by Microsoft to have "Works with Windows Vista" stickers, so vista is shown as the best choice for software and games.

 

so what is the advantage and disadvantage between the LINUX and VISTA can you explain?

 

I will vote for Vista,much better user interface.

 

L I N U X is the best OS

 

I would go for a dual boot

 

What a load of fud. If you don't like Linux just say so, and don't make up fallacies.

Whilst most distributions have a ton of drivers built in (for example I haven't run into a printer that wasn't supported out of the box.) If you have some hardware that isn't common then yes, getting it to work can be hell. Secondly, a number of companies don't bother making Linux drivers -- which is justifiable as the vast majority will run Windows.

Vista
+You can run all your games without issue (Well this is true with XP, some games don't like Vista.)
+More support, as the user base is larger
+Aero Effects are pretty
+You'll be used to how the OS works -- from XP, etc.
-You'll be needing an anti-virus
-Needs a pretty decent machine
-$$$

Linux
+Runs quick on most machines (Typing from a 630mhz Eee Pc here)
+Compiz effects > Aero
+No need to worry about an anti-virus
+Free!
-Less support, as there is a smaller user base
-You will need to learn how things are laid out
-Lots of distrubutions confuses things

If you have a decent enough machine try out VirtualBox. Its removed my need to dual boot. On my desktop, I run Windows XP in the background; either full screen on another workspace or in seemless mode. Lots of fun

 

I'm using Ubuntu quite a bit, its the best thing I ever used... never want to use vista though...

 

Here is what I always say: Windows is the family van while Linux/BSD/Unix are the Mac trucks. If you need the heavy lifting and need real work done, Linux/BSD/Unix is the way to go. If it weren't for games, many people wouldn't even own a computer but would just stick with consoles; except perhaps, if it weren't for the web. Even then, many would consider other OSes. Still, until recently, Linux isn't as friendly to the average user, though this is changing with systems like Ubuntu and even FreeBSD's excellent PC-BSD.