Comments on: Ubuntu: A Window to Open-Source http://cutedge.org/ubuntu-a-window-to-open-source/ Technology hardware, software, and entertainment. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:16:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Herbert http://cutedge.org/ubuntu-a-window-to-open-source/#comment-164 Herbert Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:07:32 +0000 http://cutedge.org/?p=300#comment-164 @Eddie Offermann: Yep, I meant FreeBSD. Thanks! @Bill Goldberg: Corrections made, and wow - those screenies really are beautiful! I took a liking to the Compiz Fusion ones, and yeah - they're actually comparable - if not more tasteful - than Vista's graphics. @Eddie Offermann: Yep, I meant FreeBSD. Thanks!

@Bill Goldberg: Corrections made, and wow – those screenies really are beautiful! I took a liking to the Compiz Fusion ones, and yeah – they’re actually comparable – if not more tasteful – than Vista’s graphics.

]]> By: billgoldberg http://cutedge.org/ubuntu-a-window-to-open-source/#comment-165 billgoldberg Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:24:13 +0000 http://cutedge.org/?p=300#comment-165 OSX isn't based on linux. OSX is based on NEXT, which is based on bsd. So linux and OSX are both unix like OSs, nothing more though. Ubuntu's visual effects (compiz fusion) far exceed everything OSX has. If you want to get an idea how a nicely modded linux desktop looks like: http://linuxowns.wordpress.com/screenshots/ OSX isn’t based on linux.

OSX is based on NEXT, which is based on bsd.

So linux and OSX are both unix like OSs, nothing more though.

Ubuntu’s visual effects (compiz fusion) far exceed everything OSX has.

If you want to get an idea how a nicely modded linux desktop looks like:

http://linuxowns.wordpress.com/screenshots/

]]> By: Eddie Offermann http://cutedge.org/ubuntu-a-window-to-open-source/#comment-166 Eddie Offermann Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:23:57 +0000 http://cutedge.org/?p=300#comment-166 "Its visual effects are actually somewhat reminiscent of those of Mac OS X’s - speaking of which, is actually based on Linux" You mean FreeBSD. “Its visual effects are actually somewhat reminiscent of those of Mac OS X’s – speaking of which, is actually based on Linux”
You mean FreeBSD.

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