13. March 2009 by admin.
Linux has climbed the hill with unprecedented success and will finally dethrone every other OS imaginable, especially Windows and Mac!
Don’t call me a Linux fanatic as I respect every OS and know the strengths each possess. My Windows Vista, XP and 2003 Servers are running fine and I have very few problems/issues with them. My Mac ran great too but I got bored with it and got rid of it. The Mac just isn’t a true Linux box, it’s a bastardized Darwin pile of junk that isn’t fully compilable or portable with other Linux distros. Once you play with it you’ll understand what I’m talking about. UNIX is pretty much dead with the exception of a few major Fortune 500 companies using it. It’s going to die off like the mainframes did and a small percentage of it will stay around for a few specialized tasks until someone finds a way to replace it.
Linux is still the best choice for a server OS for way too many reasons to list but it has now entered the desktop world. KDE 4.x finally added all the cool transparency bells and whistles to the GUI that were long overdue. I’ve always been a fan of Linux but haven’t really fallen in love with it as a desktop replacement due to the unattractive GUI that Linux made you live with. That was until the release of KDE 4.x on Kubuntu and a few other distros. I no longer yearn to use the severely overpriced Mac nor the Windows Vista boxes. I’ve managed to achieve 99% of all my desktop computing needs in LINUX. For the remaining 1% I run Windows XP in VMWare on top of my Kubuntu to access corporate needs (IE, AD administration, Group Policy, etc) The stability, performance and GUI attractiveness has made it a winner all around. Sure it still has a few odd bugs here and there but the challenge to fix them and find solutions makes it a true technical guru’s playground.
I would like to hear from others that have had the opportunity to play with KDE 4.x and share their experience, advice and viewpoints.
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