After the success of my previous quick-fire review on Ajax frameworks I decided to do another on operating systems. I’m taking a good chunk of Linux, Windows and Mac here. So here’s the no-holds barred reviews on the major OSs.
- Debian – A proper man’s OS and although the installer doesn’t look friendly its got everything you’ll ever need.
- Ubuntu – Fisher Price OS for children and senile grandparents.
- Mint Linux – Ubuntu with some wicked guns and lasers and whirring wizzy bits that go some way to redeeming Ubuntu.
- Mepis - Gone a bit dull and boring.
- NetBSD - Rock solid slut that’ll work everywhere.
- Windows XP – Does its job and its a hell of a lot better than Vista.
- Windows Vista – Lets not go there.
- RedHat – Overly expensive cumbersome bull.
- Mac OSX – Made for homosexual web designers and hairstylists.
- Slackware – For people who grew up programming with punch cards.
- Gentoo - Tries to be clever and fast but fails miserably and slowly.
- FreeBSD – Just because part of MacOSX is based on it doens’t make it MacOSX!
- Haiku OS – The answer to: “What is the sound of one hand clapping”.
