Windows or Linux

CuteAlien · Post by **CuteAlien** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:53 am

torleif wrote:I'm a sucker for trollbait

... and you even necro'd a thread that died more than 4 years ago for that - that's pure evil!

FreakNigh · Post by **FreakNigh** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:04 am

Most cross platform libs are easier to use and learn then windows-only libs. Visual C++ as an IDE SUCKS SO BAD!!!!!!! Developing on linux compared to windows is super easy.

Making your project crossplatform is not difficult at all, infact it is quite rewarding because windows compiles sometimes pick up bugs that the linux ones didnt and vice versa. Linux might have a small market compared to windows, but when you make a good game for linux, YOU GET THE WHOLE DAMN MARKET! Unlike windows, good luck having someone even your give your game name even 5 seconds let alone visit your site at all (forget downloading and playing).

rogerborg · Post by **rogerborg** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:11 am

Most windows-only libs are easier to use and learn then cross-platform libs. All Linux IDES SUCK SO BAD!!!!!!! Developing on windows compared to linux is super easy.

Making your project crossplatform is difficult, infact it is quite frustrating because windows compiles sometimes moan about non-issues that the linux ones didnt and vice versa. Linux might have a small market compared to windows, so even if you make a good game for linux, YOU GET NO REWARD FOR IT! Unlike windows, where you can make a living wage if you're lucky^W good enough to have someone give your game name even 5 seconds [attention, presumably] and visit your site (and then downloading and playing it).

The Onslaught · Post by **The Onslaught** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:16 pm

Windows rules the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Linux is a just a toy OS that nobody cares about

rogerborg · Post by **rogerborg** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:02 pm

ALL YOUR CODE BASE BELONG TO VMS!

Mirror · Post by **Mirror** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:13 pm

methinks i just made the votes even ( 29-29 )

The Onslaught · Post by **The Onslaught** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:18 pm

Linus Torvalds wrote:I can certainly imagine the Linux kernel becoming obsolete--anything else would just be sad, really, in the big picture.

Believe or nor Linux users, your hero said that.

WINDOWS FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brainsaw · Post by **Brainsaw** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:37 am

I'm using windows, but not because I think Linux sucks. Linux is nice, but most of the software I use (my good old Paintshop Pro, for one of my other hobbies (music) Steinberg Cubase and Wavelab) just isn't available on Linux, so I'll stick with Windows. I tried to get a Knoppix Live-DVD running on my computer, didn't work, maybe I'll try an OpenSuse Live sometime, but that's not my main target.

Virion · Post by **Virion** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:42 am

i don't use linux on my laptop because the wifi just doesn't work.

wired network works flawlessly though.

Dorth · Post by **Dorth** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:14 pm

Linus attacked Linux on a couple of occasions...
Bill attacked Windows on a couple of occasions...
Steve attacked Apple and Mac OS on a couple of occasions...

Do you really think this is relevant? Cloud-computing, shared app, web app, integrated computers, etc., it's all partially here or around the corner. It won't take forever for all those things we're getting used to to change drastically. But then again, it happened before, with OS with GUIs and the web.