British government to start using Macs: Windows too expensive, Linux insecure

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I would be using Ubuntu Studio but I made the mistake of purchasing a very obscure graphics card with no Linux drivers for it, so technically I can run it in a tiny little box on my 1080p monitor but I am good on that. As for Mac being more secure than Linux, it varies depending on the context your speaking in. If your speaking generally, then hell no, the less popular your operating system, in this context, the better, for obvious reasons. Now as far as if their was an organized attack on a specific organization using Linux. Its still pretty up in the air because with Linux you can build your own OS so, theoretically, with a super legit IT squad, you could program an OS that's a million times more secure than either Mac or Windows. Either way Linux is usually always the clear winner in more aspects than just security, I just think some governments are becoming too obsessed with spending money that they never had to waste, to realize this simple truth.

also Jenova's Witness I tried to PM you but it doesn't look like your avatar is showing up. Of course maybe this is just me  ;D
 
Won't there be more of a reason for hackers to start attempting to Hack Mac's if a government makes it their standard machines?
 
Mint is Ubuntu with a green theme.
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Mint is Ubuntu where everything works out of the box like it should.

Also, green > brown, so Ubuntu with a green theme would still be an improvement.
 
Also, green > brown, so Ubuntu with a green theme would still be an improvement.
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I never said that wasn't an improvement. I'm not sure what the devs were thinking when they decided on Ubuntu's colour scheme; colours reminiscent of cave paintings do not convey the idea of cutting edge technology.
 
well I've never tried Ubuntu but Ubuntu Studio has a pretty nice out of box look and feel IMO  8-)
 
well I've never tried Ubuntu but Ubuntu Studio has a pretty nice out of box look and feel IMO  8-)
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Is that the "I wanna look like a cheap Mac rip-off" version?
 
no not really, there's no dock or anything like that. Other than the different theme, it comes with Blender, Gimp and a host of other GNU media production software. If anything its more similar to windows since it has a "taskbar" with a "start" menu at the top of the screen
 
i hope you all know how much lulz i get from this thread.
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I imagine it's equal to the amount of lulz I get when I hear "year of the Linux desktop".
 
I would just like to point out one place where a *NIX system has a huge advantage

I need to type the location of my music on Windows: "C:\Documents And Settings\Cupcake\Local Data\My Music"

*NIX: "/home/Cupcake/Music" or "/users/Matt/Music" for OS X

Which one looks easier, and less cumbersome to type to you?
 
I would just like to point out one place where a *NIX system has a huge advantage

I need to type the location of my music on Windows: "C:\Documents And Settings\Cupcake\Local Data\My Music"

*NIX: "/home/Cupcake/Music" or "/users/Matt/Music" for OS X

Which one looks easier, and less cumbersome to type to you?
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Windows made some improvements in this regard (7 for sure, Vista might have also done this).
Now it's

"C:\Users\Covarr\My Music"
 
Windows made some improvements in this regard (7 for sure, Vista might have also done this).
Now it's

"C:\Users\Covarr\My Music"
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Even so, Windows 7 now uses a library system (or at least they call these folders libraries) that I don't care for, and I find Windows Explorer to overcomplicate finding my files, as they more or less have different types of folders, rather than folders and files, get what I mean?  While it may work for some, I'm a firm believer that it is not the best way to go about your business, and much prefer the *NIX way of doing things.
 
Windows made some improvements in this regard (7 for sure, Vista might have also done this).
Now it's

"C:\Users\Covarr\My Music"
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Akshully, on Windows 7 (XP is an archaic OS from 10 years ago and I'm not sure why people are talking about it) you can just type the name of the library into the explorer navigation bar and it will go there. Type "Music" and you'll go to wherever your music library is. And the libraries can be moved to wherever you want. Mine is in D:\Music. Nice and simple.

Of course, a more gooey-oriented person just presses the Win key and clicks "music".
 
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