Comments on: The Perfect Operating System http://game-central.org/2009/editorials/the-perfect-operating-system/ A new home for PC gamers Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:34:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kaidane http://game-central.org/2009/editorials/the-perfect-operating-system/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Kaidane Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:20:10 +0000 http://game-central.org/?p=3652#comment-254 "Mac OS could become my favorite if they allowed PC games to work on it, or if Linux became compatible with any Windows programs,...." It's not as simple as ALLOWING PC games to work, it's just a matter of getting more Mac developers. Linux is compatible with some Windows apps using Wine (http://www.winehq.org/). It's not 100% perfect by any means, but it's a start. “Mac OS could become my favorite if they allowed PC games to work on it, or if Linux became compatible with any Windows programs,….”

It’s not as simple as ALLOWING PC games to work, it’s just a matter of getting more Mac developers. Linux is compatible with some Windows apps using Wine (http://www.winehq.org/). It’s not 100% perfect by any means, but it’s a start.

]]> By: phanboy4 http://game-central.org/2009/editorials/the-perfect-operating-system/comment-page-1/#comment-252 phanboy4 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:11:02 +0000 http://game-central.org/?p=3652#comment-252 And we'll never get the perfect operating system because every interested user group has their own idea of perfect. The gamers' idea of perfect is essentially irreconcilable with the sysadmins' idea of perfect or the software developers' idea of perfect, etc. And we’ll never get the perfect operating system because every interested user group has their own idea of perfect.

The gamers’ idea of perfect is essentially irreconcilable with the sysadmins’ idea of perfect or the software developers’ idea of perfect, etc.

]]> By: phanboy4 http://game-central.org/2009/editorials/the-perfect-operating-system/comment-page-1/#comment-251 phanboy4 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:07:22 +0000 http://game-central.org/?p=3652#comment-251 "Yes, Linux has many different versions and few viruses seem to be found on it, but again: these things may be the case because nothing overly intensive is used on it." That sentence makes little sense. Linux vastly outnumbers the other OS's when it comes to being used in mission critical systems and intensive calculations. I assume you mean that it has been less heavily used by home PC owners than the others, that's a valid claim. “Yes, Linux has many different versions and few viruses seem to be found on it, but again: these things may be the case because nothing overly intensive is used on it.”

That sentence makes little sense. Linux vastly outnumbers the other OS’s when it comes to being used in mission critical systems and intensive calculations.

I assume you mean that it has been less heavily used by home PC owners than the others, that’s a valid claim.

]]> By: weclock http://game-central.org/2009/editorials/the-perfect-operating-system/comment-page-1/#comment-250 weclock Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:02:08 +0000 http://game-central.org/?p=3652#comment-250 the stream lined version of vista is called home basic. the stream lined version of vista is called home basic.

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