Operating System choices

[mdh]

So it seems like a lot of Ron Paul fans are geeks. Here's the official stats poll!

[Richie]

I use GNU/Linux. Either Ubuntu or Arch. I frequently switch between the two.

[mrapathy]

gnu linux slackware distribution

if your using windows you dont have a personal computer
read the EULA its microsofts computer you have no rights

[AnotherAmerican]

Slackware Linux for me.

[Dutch]

I'm running Windows XP Pro.

But I got over 15 personal email adresses...

Dutch :p

[Cjays]

MacOS X

[mdh]

Cool to see some Slackware folks. I use Slack a lot. ronpaul.name = Slackware. Totally.

[ShaneC]

WinXP Pro - on the PC*. I had to go back to being dumb.

Windows Mobile 5 - on the HTC Apache 6700 (err..my phone)

Ubuntu 32bit - old laptop that won't turn on anymore. :( Worked great once I got the ndis wrapper to properly handle the wireless card.


*Used to run Ubuntu x64 for a bit on the PC, but that was a massive headache trying to get NTFS support on x64 w/ a SATA RAID. Effectively, of 90gig internal storage, I could only really access 10gig.

note: I did manage to pull off NTFS read-only support for the SATA raid, but the write support for 64bit systems using a SATA Raid were non-existent at the time.

I've also attempted Debian (back in they day), Mandrake, when it was new, and RH, off and on.

[RiverRat]

Gentoo for the win!

[Patriot]

XP for RP

[PHenry]

Suffering former Mac user....

[libertarianguy]

test

[american.swan]

stuck with windows at work. Use ubuntu mostly at home.

[Original_Intent]

XP Pro on this box, XP 64-bit on my next one. *(which I have had to delay for 6 months due to RP contributions! :) Best money I have ever spent)

[CurtisLow]

windows vista ultimate. I wish they would have fixed it before the release.

Driver crunch.... They still don't have it right. But I must say It's very impressive!
I own a top end gaming rig. self built. I have about 4K into it. Technology is fast to change.

[libertarianguy]

test

[SwooshOU]

Mac OS X

[jmarinara]

Windows XP, either pro or home is fine.

Vista is awful. I'm thinking of switching one of my puters to Linux, but haven't worked out compatability yet. I may just buy a mac book. Being a musician, they have lots of cool stuff that is unbeilievably useful.

I used to hate ACI until I bought an iPod. Go figure. :p

[NoxTwilight]

and the ONLY reason I still am stuck on Windows is Adobe products and Quickbooks - ok and Dreamweaver too. I admit I have yet to find another program that can beat it.

Yes Yes I know I can use Gimp but I have a great deal of styles, filters etc. that Gimp could never replace. Any one try Inkscape? It's a terrific program and works on Windows too. If you like graphics give it a try.

Love ubuntu, third I have tried. Recommend it to beginners as its ready to go at boot especially if you aren't doing a dual boot.

Yeah i'm a geek-chick :D

[Richie]

Yeah i'm a geek-chick :D

Can I have your number?

[Omnis]

XP laptop. Working computers are all Macs, though.

[NoxTwilight]

Can I have your number?

lol maybe :o

[inibo]

Slackware on my file server. Duel boot XP/Ubuntu on my desktop. Duel boot XP/Slackware on my laptop. If I could find a newreader that was functionally equivalent to XNews I'd dump XP in a heartbeat.

[Chase]

GNU/Linux. Gentoo on the desktop, Kubuntu on the laptop, and on the occasion when I just need a no-frills server for an application for a customer, CentOS.

[RP08]

I've tried most of them for fun plus 3 or 4 not so pleasant experiences with Vista and other 64-bit flavors, so my primary system is back to Windows XP Pro 32-bit.

[jorger]

ubuntu and w2k.

dreamweaver = w2k for me.

have it running in ubuntu but it is not perfect yet...

[Keith]

Ubuntu

[Stockli]

Mostly Windows XP, although I was using Ubuntu and Slackware on a dual boot for months. Now I'm mainly using XP, with the Slackware 12.0 partition in dual boot.

Linux just doesn't do it for me yet, I try it for a couple months every several years to see how far it's come. I'm very impressed with how the OS and the distros have evolved, but I think mainstream linux use for myself is still a few years off.

[pcosmar]

My first Linux was Slackware. I now use PCLinuxOS, it is more user friendly. I have my wife and Mom using it too.
p.s. It's from Texas too.

[jblosser]

Currently Project Lead of Source Mage GNU/Linux.

[AnotherAmerican]

Currently Project Lead of Source Mage GNU/Linux.

Thanks for mentioning Source Mage! I hadn't heard of it before; it looks really interesting. Gentoo with ./configure options, basically?

[jblosser]

Thanks for mentioning Source Mage! I hadn't heard of it before; it looks really interesting. Gentoo with ./configure options, basically?

Eh... we do similar things for somewhat different reasons. This is a huge FAQ for us, though, so here: http://wiki.sourcemage.org/FAQ/Gentoo/Philosophical

[RiverRat]

computer games are so fun! They are amazing!

i haven't played since doom 3

Doom 3 runs fine in Linux although I haven't started it up in about a year now.

[DAZ]

Mac OSX

Just got a Macbook a week or two ago. I've always had PCs up to now.

[MadEmperor]

None of the above.

Windows Server 2003
It's GREAT for a workstation, fast for games (faster than xp)

and, you can get it for FREE from microsoft for 6 months, then reinstall lol.

[NoxTwilight]

None of the above.

Windows Server 2003
It's GREAT for a workstation, fast for games (faster than xp)

and, you can get it for FREE from microsoft for 6 months, then reinstall lol.

Yes they actually did a pretty good job with memory management - we were shocked.

Personally I am drooling over my new install of Kubuntu Fiesty :D

[Brandybuck]

Stuck with Linux at work, but I use the FreeBSD at home. I haven't booted into Windows in six months. I think I'll reclaim that partitiion.

[john_anderson_ii]

Cross Linux From scratch x86_64 multilib.

[DahuiHeeNalu]

Windows XP MEDIA

[Locke_rpr]

Currently Ubuntu 7.10 Alpha 3 Build with no problems that aren't related to my having an ATI video card which is sort of a pain with Linux. But I'm happy to say I've been 100% Microsoft free for a few months now and loving it. Wine *.40 (don't remember the first number offhand) rather than the newest build lets me play my games no problem. Next video card I get will be Nvidea then I'll be one happy camper.

[billm317]

Gentoo on my laptop... but after a few years, likely switching to FreeBSD soon
Gentoo/CentOS/FreeBSD on my servers