FoolsGold_MKII
June 29th, 2007, 03:21 AM
I took about two months off after moving back to Windows and trashing my original forum account. I originally left due to inconsistencies between what I wanted out of Linux and what I felt I needed out of my computing experience. Much has changed during that time though.
You really do gain an appreciation for the features in Linux when you've had time to experience both sides of the operating system world. I was very often wondering what it was that I really needed Windows for, and during that time I took steps to evaluate the things I needed as opposed to wanted. I always wanted to return permanently to Linux (I hate dual-booting and juggling two operating systems, I'd much prefer the one OS to spend my time with), so I did a little thinking about the issue, and you know what I discovered? I needed Windows for games... and that was pretty much it.
BUT!...
In those two months, I realized that the high-end games weren't really doing anything for me anymore; they just weren't as fun as they used to be. However, I was having fun with things like Urban Terror, Freespace 2 and many other games which are not only free but more importantly cross-platform, and hence worked in Linux. With this fact, I decided that I had enough gaming bliss to satisfy my purposes, and so my leash with Windows was severed... mostly. I still have access to XP in a VMWare session for the occasional product I figure can't be used in Wine, but that's much more appropriate than dedicating an entire partition just for a rarely used system, at least in my opinion.
As a technical dude, I like computers. I like to learn, and with Windows I feel I've learnt just about all I can from it. Linux provides a new avenue of progression, plus it is much better designed (as is well known). There's no problem I can't fix anymore, but I had a gaming habit, which was enough to make me go back to Windows. By culling this habit and filling the hole left behind with the passion for learning more about Linux, I figure that's a productive switch, don't you? If you're gonna get addicted to something, make it productive! :)
(Oh yeah, Compiz Fusion kinda helped too. Funny how fluff technology attracts people, even technically minded individuals such as myself - the WOW starts NOW yo! ) \\:D/
You really do gain an appreciation for the features in Linux when you've had time to experience both sides of the operating system world. I was very often wondering what it was that I really needed Windows for, and during that time I took steps to evaluate the things I needed as opposed to wanted. I always wanted to return permanently to Linux (I hate dual-booting and juggling two operating systems, I'd much prefer the one OS to spend my time with), so I did a little thinking about the issue, and you know what I discovered? I needed Windows for games... and that was pretty much it.
BUT!...
In those two months, I realized that the high-end games weren't really doing anything for me anymore; they just weren't as fun as they used to be. However, I was having fun with things like Urban Terror, Freespace 2 and many other games which are not only free but more importantly cross-platform, and hence worked in Linux. With this fact, I decided that I had enough gaming bliss to satisfy my purposes, and so my leash with Windows was severed... mostly. I still have access to XP in a VMWare session for the occasional product I figure can't be used in Wine, but that's much more appropriate than dedicating an entire partition just for a rarely used system, at least in my opinion.
As a technical dude, I like computers. I like to learn, and with Windows I feel I've learnt just about all I can from it. Linux provides a new avenue of progression, plus it is much better designed (as is well known). There's no problem I can't fix anymore, but I had a gaming habit, which was enough to make me go back to Windows. By culling this habit and filling the hole left behind with the passion for learning more about Linux, I figure that's a productive switch, don't you? If you're gonna get addicted to something, make it productive! :)
(Oh yeah, Compiz Fusion kinda helped too. Funny how fluff technology attracts people, even technically minded individuals such as myself - the WOW starts NOW yo! ) \\:D/