Re: Why are you on a *nix desktop?

[Gene Burns <burns.gene@xxxxxxxxx>]

What is your setup for doing RPG development in Linux, RDi in Wine?   RPG
Next Gen?


Gene


On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Heyo,
>
> I thought I would start a thread that would allow us to get to know each
> other and why we ended up here.  A little over a year ago I was planning my
> normal 9 month schedule of reformatting my Windows desktop.  I would
> reformat every 9 months because I install a lot of developer software "just
> to try it out".  Well, after awhile things just seem to come to a grinding
> halt and when I can't stand the slowness anymore I reformat and start with a
> fresh install of Windows.  Well the last time I was going to do that I
> couldn't find my Windows XP Pro license key.  I went to look at what a new
> license would cost me and I almost swallowed my goiter.
>
> At that point I decided I was going to try Linux again.  At the time Ubuntu
> was the most popular rising star so I went with that.  I haven't looked back
> since.  I only reboot about once a month (after installing upgrades).  I
> haven't had to re-install the OS in over a year of use.  And I love the fact
> that it is easy to use (mostly) and doesn't cost me a dime (relative that
> is).
>
> The obvious drawback, and what does cost me "money", is the amount of time
> it takes to do the switch.  I have spent many hours trying to figure out how
> to do xyz and abc.  That is why I am hoping this forum will save many others
> the initial pain I went through.
>
> I have proceeded to switch all of my home machines to Ubuntu and now only
> have a couple virtual instances of Windows (for Quickbooks and GoToMeeting
> mostly) and one laptop that boots to Windows so I can use my Blackberry on
> the road as a modem.
>
> My primary job responsibilities are first RPG development, then Java, then
> PHP, and a little C#.NET - all of which I can do on Ubuntu (including C#.NET
> using Monodevelop).
>
> What is your *nix story?  (FYI, Using an asterisk in place of the L in
> Linux is a way to reference both Unix and Linux which are very similar in
> nature as I understand it.  I also understand that Mac OSX is more based on
> Unix than Linux. )
>
> Aaron Bartell
> http://mowyourlawn.com
>
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