The Linux Foundation has posted the second half of its long and thorough interview with Linux founder Linus Torvalds, part of the Foundation's 'open voices' podcast. While the first part of the interview focused on the Linux development community, this time Torvalds sounds off on everything from patents and innovation to the future of Linux. According to Torvalds the reason Linux hasn't taken off is that most people are happy with the way things are. "If you act differently from Windows, even if you act in some ways better, it doesn't matter; better is worse if it's different." Torvalds also attributes much of the frustration with Windows Vista to this same idea. In other words, it's not that Vista is worse than XP, but it's different and that causes distress among users.
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Member since:2006-01-31
Member since:2006-01-06
I use this free program Tweak-UAC (http://www.tweak-uac.com/) to basically enable or disable UAC on-the-fly. Works GREAT. There are times when I'm working, and I don't want to be disturbed by UAC prompts, but it's nice to be able to turn UAC back on without having to reboot the system. Give it a try. I think you'll like it.
Member since:2005-07-17
my experience for UAC is that the hype is off the mark. I only seem to get it when I'm doing something that I should get warned about. The full screen blackout is a little annoying, but it gets attention. I get a "sudo" password warning in OSx or Ubuntu about as much as I get UAC in Vista. Windows users aren't used to thinking about what's dangerous, and programmers don't properly limit their program's scope to non-dangerous functions like they do in mac or linux.
Member since:2005-07-06
Either you must be adding a lot of software to Ubuntu, or changing a lot of system files... or, out and out lying.
There is no way Ubuntu will prompt for the sudo password anywhere near as much as UAC on Vista.
for example.
I set up a friends computer with Ubuntu, installed automatix and updated.
They have been using the machine for four months and have NEVER called asking for the sudo password.
They are a normal Joe and Jolene User family.
On my own Vista, I get prompted by UAC to run a program I downloaded, every single time I try to run it.
I even get prompted for the UAC password when I try to change screen resolution. Retarded.
Member since:2007-06-20
Alright, I assume most people reading this blog have some sort of nack for modiying or changing OS settings. In vista it’s a piece of cake to disable the UAC. So if you don’t like it don't run it. It’s that simple. Go to the Control Panel! I disabled it from day one.
http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2006/09/20/763275.aspx
I have been running Vista since it was RTM'ed and I have had minimal problems. Any problems I have had were due to poor drivers from the vendor side.
The reality is that the fresh install of Vista , Microsoft Drivers worked initially better in then any of the Vendors. This in my opinion says a lot on how Microsoft tried to cover most Drivers. They knew that the Vendors would take time to catch up. Prime Example Sigmatel, now IDT.
If you do have issues make sure you get the very important HotFixes. I dont even need SP1 at this point.
I am now running Vista Ultimate 64 and it screams, also runs all of my games.
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2006-09-27
I have to admit I'm quite surprised about user reaction to Vista. I thought it was just wishful thinking by FOSS advocates, but I have a few non-technical friends who just can't get used to Vista. Some of them ask about GNU/Linux. The main complaints seem to be UAC ("cancel or allow" all the time) and difficulty in playing some media (DRM, I guess).