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nstgc:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on January 07, 2013, 05:42:19 PM ---speaking of running alien apps on linux, this project had an attempt of merging NT kernel into Linux's.
http://www.longene.org/en/index.php
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I haven't followed that link as I'm waiting for a cab, but that seems like an unobtainable idea. Their architectures are completely different. One has a hybrid micro-monolitic and the other is monolithic.
fubuu11:
--- Quote from: nstgc on January 07, 2013, 06:39:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: kitamesume on January 07, 2013, 05:42:19 PM ---speaking of running alien apps on linux, this project had an attempt of merging NT kernel into Linux's.
http://www.longene.org/en/index.php
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I haven't followed that link as I'm waiting for a cab, but that seems like an unobtainable idea. Their architectures are completely different. One has a hybrid micro-monolitic and the other is monolithic.
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which edition of mint should i get?? mate?? cinnamon?? kde?? xfce??
halfelite:
--- Quote from: nstgc on January 07, 2013, 06:39:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: kitamesume on January 07, 2013, 05:42:19 PM ---speaking of running alien apps on linux, this project had an attempt of merging NT kernel into Linux's.
http://www.longene.org/en/index.php
--- End quote ---
I haven't followed that link as I'm waiting for a cab, but that seems like an unobtainable idea. Their architectures are completely different. One has a hybrid micro-monolitic and the other is monolithic.
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Because the NT kernel calls would all be modules loaded into the linux kernel, So things like process management, system calls, registry would all be a loaded module, linux system calls are all 0x80, NT is always 0x2E so if the system call starts with 0x2E dump to the NT modules, Of 0x80 send to linux kernel, In theory it can be done, But would take a lot of work as you would have to reverse engineer all the system calls of the NT os
Freedom Kira:
--- Quote from: nstgc on January 07, 2013, 04:47:26 PM ---I for one definitely would recommend Mint. Ubuntu has a weird GUI (unity). Both of Mint's are far better (they do have KDE if you prefer it though).
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Unity's not bad, especially if you have never used another distro before. Once you're used to it, it's very fluid, and I find things more easily than I did in GNOME Classic.
Besides, Unity is just the front-end. You can install GNOME Classic instead if you don't like it.
Mint's GUI is definitely nice, though, I agree there.
--- Quote from: fubuu11 on January 08, 2013, 12:44:58 AM ---which edition of mint should i get?? mate?? cinnamon?? kde?? xfce??
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Mate is probably the most stable and is largely standard for Mint. Cinnamon is a newer interface that came out last year, so it is a bit less stable but you might like the appearance better. KDE I haven't used before so I can't comment. XFCE is relatively minimalistic compared to the first two, and also a bit more advanced.
If you're a beginner and have no idea at all which is best, go with Mate.
Also, 32-bit is recommended because it's more stable than 64-bit. The only limitation on memory is that you can only allocate up to 4GB of memory per process, rather than being limited to 4GB altogether, because Linux is not as stupid as Windows for that.
nstgc:
--- Quote from: fubuu11 on January 08, 2013, 12:44:58 AM ---
--- Quote from: nstgc on January 07, 2013, 06:39:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: kitamesume on January 07, 2013, 05:42:19 PM ---speaking of running alien apps on linux, this project had an attempt of merging NT kernel into Linux's.
http://www.longene.org/en/index.php
--- End quote ---
I haven't followed that link as I'm waiting for a cab, but that seems like an unobtainable idea. Their architectures are completely different. One has a hybrid micro-monolitic and the other is monolithic.
--- End quote ---
which edition of mint should i get?? mate?? cinnamon?? kde?? xfce??
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I've used all of those except for cinnamon. MATE and xfce are a lot like Gnome 2, which has a traditional feel to it. The advantage of xfce would be if you wanted to use Compiz-Fusion as I assume it would be easier. MATE is pretty much suppose to be Gnome 2 (since its a fork). KDE is what is used in Netrunner, and Cinnamon is something new that is meant to make Gnome 3 suck less. I'm currently using it. Its not as functional as Gnome 2 with Compiz-Fusion, but it works out of the box, and provides good enough functionality.
I can't tell you which edition you should get, but I personally will be sticking with Cinnamon since it gives you extra functionality, with minimal additional effort.
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