Anyone know about Linux?

[Fyron]

Heck, I have made dual boot Win2k/Win2k boxes before... (dont ask)

/me asks

Originally posted by macjimmy:
I would be using Linux to try something new with my computer. I have been wanting to learn to program, and it seems that a nix enviroment would be the less expensive way to go, and probably the more stable way to go as well. If I'm lucky, I just might get something useful out of this experience.

Windows is not lacking any stability where programming is concerned. You get what you pay for. Most of those free linux compilers are not very good, forcing you to go in circles and memorize huge amounts of commmand line code to get basic things done (especially when it comes to debugging yuck). Compiler programs like MS Visual Studio get the exact same job done, but are much easier and faster to use, without the excessive learning curve added on by Linux.

[ September 30, 2003, 21:56: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[Thermodyne]

If you just want to try it out, then go to Red Hat's site and dl the free distro. It’s an easy install on a modern system and needs very little knowledge of Linux. The will give you a few weeks of limited support for free. But be advised, it is not all that it is talked up to be. While not at all bad, it is not as evolved as XP.

[ September 30, 2003, 22:10: Message edited by: Thermodyne ]

[Instar]

Originally posted by macjimmy:

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Lindows does DirectX, and:

"Seagate is now selling a line of hard drives pre-loaded with LindowsOS for the exact same price as a typical blank hard disc. Because the LindowsHD hard disc is available for the exact same price as the blank hard disc, the manufacturer is in effect, getting LindowsOS for free."

I will take a look at this as well.
With all of the user-created stuff out there for Linux, it seems odd to me that DirectX stuff would only be available in Lindows.

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DirectX is a proprietary MS product, based on COM, again, more MS stuff. The exact implementation of DX is pretty much hidden, so it is hard to emulate, especially with all the functions available. Basically, all I know as a programmer is that this function will do whatever, and I do not know how it does its thing (well, I do know how it does it abstractly). Nothing stopping me from rewriting all of DX and COM though. I don't think you could take DX right to a linux system, the hardware and kernels are completely different. Dunno about Lindows.