Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th May 2009 19:06 UTC
We all know them. We all hate them. They are generally overdone, completely biased, or so vague they border on the edge of pointlessness (or toppled over said edge). Yes, I'm talking about those "Is Linux ready for the desktop" articles. Still, this one is different.
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RE[8]: Comment by pcunite
by DavidSan on Tue 19th May 2009 17:31
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There are alpha-channels, and I personally like the font-rendering under Linux better than OSX. OSX fonts are too fuzzy-looking. Yes, windows do tear when you move them around unless you are using a compositing manager, but I did complain about that already myself.
Ok... Explain Gnome Antialiasing configuration to me. Why RGB? and not BGR?
And imagine I am a normal user, not an OS news reader.
RE[9]: Comment by pcunite
by Finalzone on Tue 19th May 2009 17:56
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2006-02-15
Tell me what is the benefit of using Linux on the Desktop? Something that is better than on the Mac or Windows?
Games are always better on Windows. Media Apps are always better on Mac.
Don't tell me is getting there, because that thing I have been hearing for the past 12 years.
You were the one claiming that there's no proprietary software for Linux and that no one would be willing to buy such anyway. Well, I just proved you wrong. And I find no difference between games that are released natively both for WIndows and Linux. I have tried several ones and they run just as well on both OSes.
Look at the technology behind it. Double buffering like Mac OS X or Vista, no alpha channels, good fonts like Mac, nope. You can see even tearing the Windows when you drag them, because there is no double buffering.
There are alpha-channels, and I personally like the font-rendering under Linux better than OSX. OSX fonts are too fuzzy-looking. Yes, windows do tear when you move them around unless you are using a compositing manager, but I did complain about that already myself.