Would you switch to linux if...

[Dandel]

I already switched to linux for 90% of the stuff i do... and i have no issues, heck it tends to act better 99% of the time for me when compared to windows ( I have Defective users that keep breaking my compute when i use windows, and i can't that. )

 

[Behemoko]

Hell no, even better gaming performance wouldn't be worth it for me..

 

[iamollie]

oooo linux, *open terminal* apt get-answer forum msg
Error syntax error block ist app7
rewrite microkernal or reset Logic unit timestamp

WTFFF sack this im going to back to vista

 

[JC316]

Shit yeah, if I could game easily and with no performance hit, I would switch.

 

[b1lk1]

1. The poll choices are really dumb. They make no sense and wouldn't help 99% of the world understand what the pollers were saying.

2. I've run various forms of Linux over the years and the current mainstream kernals are simple to use, but they are getting resource hungry as well and since Windows is getting quite easy to secure now, there is no really good reason to switch. I doubt we'll ever see decent gaming support unless someone really takes some serious time to develope it and they would then in turn charge for the right to use it. It serves it purpose and is nice to use on old desktops that are not worth the $$$$ to buy a copy of Windows for, but it will always be more of a server OS/desktop novelty.

 

[panchoman]

zek did the poll choices, sorry lol,

 

[FatForester]

I'm not even going to read the thread because of the poll-choices. I've already switched my laptop over to Ubuntu, and only use Vista for gaming and school. Gaming on Linux is moving along, as Orange Box is playable on Ubuntu. I goofed with it a couple weeks ago, and the only thing wrong with it is that the texture quality in areas is lesser than that of what you'd get in Windows.

 

[niko084]

Yes!

 

[PVTCaboose1337]

100% man! If it had game support!

 

[MilkyWay]

WTF orange box is playable in linux?
I know that some games Quake 4 and Doom3 have been ported but thats it its up to the developer to port it and this takes time and is costly for them.

I wouldnt use Wine or any other emulators to play games as they take huge performance hits due to the fact you have to emulate first, its not even that you have to be able to play only open gl games as obviously linux isnt direct x so that rules out a lot of games already.

IF SOMEHOW they made ever game open gl standard and then optimised so that you could play games on linux and windows then id change to linux full time.

DONT even bother with linux its only recently that MAC started to get decent games ported to it and even then its a low amount.

Linux is good for desktop environments like spreadsheets and office, multimedia to a certain extent and internet, trying to use programs like 3d modeling and video editing and games is hard to say the least.

Its getting better tho i have to say and i think Ubuntu is a start at least its easier to install stuff on that.

Yes it optimized but who cares i want to be able to do all the stuff i have been doing since windows 95.