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LJ
So I put together this fancy-pants new computer. It cost me a fair amount of money, but it'll get used. I spent a little time trying to consider whether or not I wanted to upgrade to Vista. But then a rock called Linux smashed me in the face and yelled, "lol wut?"
So I'm running Ubuntu on my fancy-pants new system. The real kicker, for me, is that I got my video card's drivers to work. I've never done that before with any Linux OS -- I've even had Ubuntu on 3 or more other computers, mostly with nvidia cards. So I've got WC3 up and running, I'll get Starcraft going(done it before, just a refresher), and I'll even take a shot at Battlefield 2 and Quake 3 before my next LAN party (23rd of this month and I've still got some cleaning to do).
I've heard some people on the Internets knocking Ubuntu, usually with reasons relating to dumbing down Linux, not requiring people to learn, etc. This irks me. Linux is not just Ubuntu. Slackware and SuSe are still out there in full force. Let people get their feet wet with their Ubuntus and Mandrivas. I believe that Ubuntu has done a great deal of good for the Linux community as a whole. The advancements in the world of Linux since Ubuntu started gaining popularity are pretty impressive. The most impressive to me is the advent of good nvidia drivers, and the recent opening of the ATI drivers. Bringing more people into the Linux community is not a bad thing. Windows converts are not a bad thing.
I have pictures of my new computer being put together on photobucket. The case and CPU cooler are pretty sweet, though the pictures are probably not too interesting if you don't like building computers.
Also, Dr. Sinister.
So I put together this fancy-pants new computer. It cost me a fair amount of money, but it'll get used. I spent a little time trying to consider whether or not I wanted to upgrade to Vista. But then a rock called Linux smashed me in the face and yelled, "lol wut?"
So I'm running Ubuntu on my fancy-pants new system. The real kicker, for me, is that I got my video card's drivers to work. I've never done that before with any Linux OS -- I've even had Ubuntu on 3 or more other computers, mostly with nvidia cards. So I've got WC3 up and running, I'll get Starcraft going(done it before, just a refresher), and I'll even take a shot at Battlefield 2 and Quake 3 before my next LAN party (23rd of this month and I've still got some cleaning to do).
I've heard some people on the Internets knocking Ubuntu, usually with reasons relating to dumbing down Linux, not requiring people to learn, etc. This irks me. Linux is not just Ubuntu. Slackware and SuSe are still out there in full force. Let people get their feet wet with their Ubuntus and Mandrivas. I believe that Ubuntu has done a great deal of good for the Linux community as a whole. The advancements in the world of Linux since Ubuntu started gaining popularity are pretty impressive. The most impressive to me is the advent of good nvidia drivers, and the recent opening of the ATI drivers. Bringing more people into the Linux community is not a bad thing. Windows converts are not a bad thing.
I have pictures of my new computer being put together on photobucket. The case and CPU cooler are pretty sweet, though the pictures are probably not too interesting if you don't like building computers.
Also, Dr. Sinister.