Thread: Linux Anyone?

Originally Posted by max_incognito

I got a degree in Maths with Computer Science and I am not gonna say what I think of microsoft.

Being gentlemanly around Microsoft only gets you bankrupt

Way before Linux, there was Minix. This was a home grown OS built on x86 machines that was used as a teaching tool when the old 386 machines started to support non-segmented memory. I had to use this in my MS degree program and it was pretty cool for it's day - probably the late '80s or so. Booted off a floopy, had it's own compiler and everything. I think we had to write device drivers or some such nonsense in C. It used the standard Unix APIs way before the term POSIX appeared. That was when computers were fun. Now it's just pain and suffering watching our knowledge and experience just "drift" overseas along with the jobs.

For this Linux history buffs, I think Linus mentions Minix in one of his first "comments" upon starting the Linux adventure.

By the way, I moved to Apple. It's based upon FreeBSD and the Mach kernel - I feel more comfortable with the Unix world than dealing with the dark arts of M$.

Now, back to straights...

Originally Posted by bach9135

Way before Linux, there was Minix. This was a home grown OS built on x86 machines that was used as a teaching tool when the old 386 machines started to support non-segmented memory. I had to use this in my MS degree program and it was pretty cool for it's day - probably the late '80s or so

Now, back to straights...

Actually Minix was one design so it could legally sell.

Wikipedia:
"Minix is one of a number of "Unix-like" operating systems that includes Idris, Coherent and Uniflex. Some of these were written because AT&Ts initial licensing of Unix precluded it being sold to organisations for commercial use. The "Unix-like" OSs were written from scratch without any AT&T code."

For whats it's worth I've been a linux user and abuser for about 5-6 yrs now, starting with dead cat moving to SuSE and then onto Debian which is what I run on most of my pc's . I also have a Mandriva machine a Mandrake machine and also a Slackware box just for fun .. Played with Ubuntu but prefer Debian .. sadly my Risc6000 machines run Aix ( unix ) they're too old to get linux installed to a state where it would be useful .

Just in case anyone cares.. This site runs on Linux ..

I personally use Ubuntu on two machines.. One notebook and one server... I have the wife running Ubuntu.. And if she doesn't bitch about it, it's good enough for the average user..

I still have MickeySoft for those times when I have to run Windoze software... But it's getting rarer and rarer...

I still haven't found a compiler for C++ that runs on Linux that I like.. But I'm still looking..

Since we have all the hardcore geeks in here... I'm in need of some HTML/Graphics help if anyone is interested in a new project... There will be money involved.. I'm fine with all the coding/backend/database work.. But I'm not an artist..

Oh, all you Math people.. Someone come and help me with Discrete Math..

I've dabbled a bit with Linux over the years. I started with Yggdrasil's distribution when the Linux kernel went 1.0. I never did get X working on my $3000 Gateway 486 (with 16M memory amd a 340M HDD!). I went through a couple of Redhat distributions over the years, but always went back to MS for the games and multimedia. These days, I have a Mac and feel like I'm getting the best of all the OS worlds.

BTW, this all brings some other fun memories to light like BeOS, the BBS listing from the back of Computer Shopper, and the dead tree version of the Walnut Creek CD catalog that always seemed to be sitting on top of my toilet

Originally Posted by dwessell

Just in case anyone cares.. This site runs on Linux ..

I personally use Ubuntu on two machines.. One notebook and one server... I have the wife running Ubuntu.. And if she doesn't bitch about it, it's good enough for the average user..

I still have MickeySoft for those times when I have to run Windoze software... But it's getting rarer and rarer...

I still haven't found a compiler for C++ that runs on Linux that I like.. But I'm still looking..

Since we have all the hardcore geeks in here... I'm in need of some HTML/Graphics help if anyone is interested in a new project... There will be money involved.. I'm fine with all the coding/backend/database work.. But I'm not an artist..

Oh, all you Math people.. Someone come and help me with Discrete Math..

I think Gawker is the person to ask. He helped Bill with a video embedding issue he had a while back. I'd say he's probably your best shot to start at least.

Originally Posted by dwessell

Just in case anyone cares.. This site runs on Linux ..

I personally use Ubuntu on two machines.. One notebook and one server... I have the wife running Ubuntu.. And if she doesn't bitch about it, it's good enough for the average user..

I still have MickeySoft for those times when I have to run Windoze software... But it's getting rarer and rarer...

I still haven't found a compiler for C++ that runs on Linux that I like.. But I'm still looking..

Since we have all the hardcore geeks in here... I'm in need of some HTML/Graphics help if anyone is interested in a new project... There will be money involved.. I'm fine with all the coding/backend/database work.. But I'm not an artist..

Oh, all you Math people.. Someone come and help me with Discrete Math..

How does Ubuntu compare to red hat?

Also, what on earth would you need from windoze that you cant get running in wine? Everything I need/want that was microsoft has a version that works just as well in linux outside of 2 utilities. I haven't found a text editor like textpad (which works fine under wine) and I have QVWIN version 4 on wine. I have really good sound editing software, dvd editing software, picture editing software, office suite software, and much more under linux. I haven't compared the GCC compilers to windows versions but hey, if you don't like what it does, add the libraries to suit yer needs right? plus you can pull libraries from one compiler and add them to another to suit your needs.

Oh, graphics design. what software you want it done in and what you want done? I used to do graphics design for an automated process company, designing the gui systems for customers systems so I think I'm pretty good with it. Send me an email if you want the help.

Glen F

I used Red Hat a few years ago.. The Shrike release if I remember (Also a character from my favourite set of books)... I didn't dig it very much.. Although I hear it runs great on servers...

I don't want to spend more then a day, mabye two setting up an OS to run.. That's why I like Ubuntu.. On two laptops I only had to work on configuring a NIC.. And on a desktop, I had to sweat on ATI drivers, and a sound card.. Over all no more then a few hours work for all of the comptuers in the house (3).

As soon as I find a decent c++ compiler for Linux, I think I'll be all set.. Well, unless I have to code in Assembly (GOD PLEASE NO MORE!!)..

dw