Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Snit Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup Subject: Re: Why do I need to run Linux again? Seriously Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:30:21 -0700 Lines: 45 Message-ID: References: <41c0852c-6e86-4c75-9c44-a6eb58187df5@w7g2000pre.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net GlK/t/LQpm6Wn5K7S3UkWQFPYpsl+wh9VqHbIQi0xz4cyLkUeo Cancel-Lock: sha1:+oUtGYlA42v2WX128QjaIy6NMtM= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.28.0.101117 Thread-Topic: Why do I need to run Linux again? Seriously Thread-Index: Acv7o48l957RNWDuFE204qmCIA3vnw== Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.os.linux.advocacy:15850 comp.os.linux.setup:237 The Natural Philosopher stated in post ioa53f$tim$2@news.albasani.net on 4/15/11 12:08 PM: > Snit wrote: >> Michael B. Trausch stated in post io8ots$qlv$1@dont-email.me on 4/14/11 >> 11:34 PM: >> >>> On 04/15/2011 02:18 AM, RayLopez99 wrote: >>>> Why would anybody run Linux in a virtual OS program like VMware? >>> Assuming that your question is a serious one, the only answers I can >>> think of are along the lines of when someone is working somewhere that >>> uses Windows on the workstations, but Linux on the servers. Though even >>> then, presumably in that sort of situation you'd have a testing >>> environment instead of having to test on a VM. >>> >>> --- Mike >> >> I run OS X and then have Windows and Linux in VMs. I like running Windows >> because there are some programs I prefer in Windows (though that is not as >> true as it was even a year or two ago) and Linux because I like to learn >> about it and I like to test the software there. >> > I've run all three and all I can say is that work lost due to lockups > and crashes is way the least in Linux. I do not have the problem with lockups on any of the OSs. I do have some programs occasionally crash - mostly IE Tester on Windows. I also run into quirks and very poorly done UIs - mostly on Linux but also on Windows and sometimes OS X. > I still get them in windows, but because the windows is tripped way down > in a VM,. they are much much less frequent. As little as one per day > when using my CAD programs. > > Which are total memory guzzlers. I will say that Linux seems to handle memory better than either Windows or OS X. Rumor has it Lion continues to improve in this area - Snow Leopard is certainly better than past OS X versions. -- [INSERT .SIG HERE]