[luckysophie]

What is your favorite Operating System?
Please post your opinions here.

[Icepick.pt]

For a server deployment I always use CentOS. One single setback at this point: it is still using PHP 5.1 wich cut's me out of phpmyadmin latest version that requires 5.2
For a desktop I would use Ubuntu, it has a remarkable design, a very commited support community, and endless resources.
Still I would have to keep a second boot instalation on the desktop machine to have a windows of some sort. Some of my favourite software like Notepad++ and a few games I still like to play now and then are not compatible with linux (sniff.. )

And since we are at lounge forum, let me tell you: it's allways sweet to have a lady kicking tech stuff with us guys. You may have noticed that you are outnumbered in a 1 to 10 ratio. Stick around, we like the perfume scent.

[luckysophie]

Aha, U are so funny.
I think Win 7 is a good operating system. the interface is so beautiful and easy to use. what do YOU think?

[JohnnySaur]

I stick on Windows XP quite old but I find it very easy to use and install programs with but I also like to try Windows 7 too.

[Icepick.pt]

XP is now quite a stable and safe OS, and I guess Vista is too. I'm not all that convinced about W7 simple because it still needs it's time to get mature.

Anyway, I guess everyone should try and maintain at least one linux desktop distibutions at hand. Some of them like Ubunto or Sabayon have outstanding working environments and do deserve a daily ride.

And also one note about the general trend: Linux based software is primarily built for free, compatible and safe usage. It is given to you with no strings or hidden interests attached. A lot of people does extraordinary work for free so that you can have it that way. So why privilege something that is only available to you under the restrictions of the expensive commercial boundaries?

[rkoziol7]

I like Ubuntu. However IMO the newer versions of this OS are prepared too frequently - my next OS will probably be soething more stable.

[bizzar528]

I use windows xp on my desktop, and centos on my personal servers.

Windows 7 is much more mature than Vista was. Vista is to Windows 7 what Windows ME was to Windows 98. I would sooner see you go with and use Windows 7 than Vista.

I did find a problem though where CDs I burned in XP did not work in Windows 7. Something in the kernel stack that wouldn't allow me to read them, so I had to go back to XP, but I used and really liked Win7.

[digioz]

There is actually a poll about that here:

http://www.hotscripts.com/forums/pol...ng-system.html

[luckysophie]

I did a research on Google to find the main difference between Win 7 and Windows XP.
Now i'm posting it here for sharing.

Windows 7 has been exceptionally responsive, and delightfully nimble, especially after installing the driver update. Back on Windows XP, IE8 was exceptionally slow and buggy, to say the least, however, on 7, it was much better. I thought things would be better, but not this good. And the more time I spend with the new operating system, the more I fall in love with the new OS. By default, there are so many “features” installed that you can almost see the new wave of anti-trust cases creeping up on Microsoft. However, you are able to turn almost all of them off.

And the cool factor is way up there. I mean things like previewing windows without activating them. I mean wiggling a window to make it the only one standing (minimizing all other windows). Dragging a window to the left edge of the screen to dock it there and then dragging another window to the right edge to view them side-by-side. I mean, with “Aero Peek,” hiding all active Windows to view the desktop without a single click by hovering over the “show desktop” button at the end of the taskbar (clicking it would actually minimize all windows).

You can view the contents of every tab in IE simply by hovering over the IE icon in the taskbar. This also works for multi-document applications such as Word and Excel; you can preview all open documents simply by hovering over the Word icon in the taskbar.

Searching for anything in Windows 7 is extremely simple and fast. Almost every window has a search area in the top right corner. Searching indexes folder is lightning fast and considerably quick for non-indexed areas.

[cyberls]

For server management it is CentOS and for personal use Windows 7.