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worker201:
In related news, Dell also sells a whole bunch of different mp3 players.  However, none of them are iPods.

reactosguy:

--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez on 14 December 2009, 00:05 ---How's ReactOS going? I've never tried it. Maybe I'll try it in VirtualBox.

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I've never tried it either but I hope ReactOS 0.5 comes out soon. They have a lack of manpower and 34 developers. It's not reasonable as Windows has 1000 developers. They need more developers. Is there a developer here that can help ReactOS?

Aloone_Jonez:
I've just given it a shot, I didn't bother installing it, I just downloaded an image.

It's obviously half finished but it seems to be quite fast and stable even in a VM with only 192MB RAM.

I tried downloading Firefox using the built-in downloader program but it didn't work. I don't know if it's ReactOS's poor Internet connectivity, if it doesn't support the emulated network card or is a problem with the downloader or just its configuration.

It doesn't have guest additions so installing software onto it is a pain. I had to put Firefox in an ISO image and mount that. I tried installing Firefox 3.5.5 but it failed, maybe I'll try 3.0 or 2.0.

I've had a go at installing Inkscape which is seems to be progressing albeit really slowly, I'm not hopeful.

I think there needs to be an alternative to Linux, don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with Linux, I just think there should be more personal choice. I hope that Sky OS is made FOSS again and some big company starts maintaining it.

Then there's Google's Chrome OS, Linux based I know but if there's anyone who can make a Linux desktop hit the mainstream it's Google.

reactosguy:
I just wish I could contribute to the GUI and basic requirements of ReactOS and make it look more like a LXDE genre while improving on the basic system requirements (e.g. 32MB of RAM needed can be one half of the requirement as well as the hard drive space requirement).


And then again, for people who JUST need the web, look at Fusion Garage's Joo Joo. Wish I could be a part of their team and add many improvements to make it attractive and stylish while fully functional and requires no need for learning (just like your voice).


Microsoft again builds complicated stuff. What we need is simplicity, and Microsoft doesn't follow that UNIX philosophy.


Or, I could just build my own simple OS (something like DSL but needs no learning like the Joo Joo). With my own 16 apps and the security philosophies of Chrome, which I am using. And the simplicity of the Joo Joo.


The best path for Bill Gates though was to be a doctor instead of a multi billionaire (as his parents wished).

Lead Head:
Dell does or atleast did offer Ubuntu as a factory option on some lower end desktops and laptops. Guess not anymore?

As far as the Windows XP "tax" goes, I believe it is because Microsoft is trying very hard to kill XP as quickly as possible. So MS won't cut Dell the same pricing deals if they go with XP instead of 7

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