Comments on: OSVids

OSVids

lemonfridge — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:57:54 -0800

OSVids shows you how to install and use alternative operating systems. Currently demonstrating a wealth of Linux systems, Vista, and soon Mac OSX.

By: kcds

kcds — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:57:29 -0800

What a cunch of ubuntus!

By: rsanheim

rsanheim — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:21:41 -0800

That must make for some thrilling viewing. "Look, its almost to the device drivers!! Get more popcorn!"

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:37:47 -0800

I'm sure that site will be plagued with requests on how to load an obscure build of Netware or BeOS onto a three month old laptop, or inquiries on why the OpenGL drivers for a Matrox or 3DFX card aren't recognized.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:44:42 -0800

That must make for some thrilling viewing. Heh. That's exactly what I was thinking. "Now we'll use vi to edit the config file so that we can actually use our hardware."

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:30:47 -0800

rsanheim capture my thoughts succinctly. I had a vague interest in O'Reilly's archive of various Linux distributions until the whole thing turned into "And here's another screenshot of KDE, lightly modified". Screenshots don't really do a whole lot to capture the differences (if any) between various distributions.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:49:42 -0800

I can't get sound on any of these. A shame, because I was interested.

By: QIbHom

QIbHom — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:12:57 -0800

I haven't had to use vi to edit a config file in Linux in about 5 years. It has gotten a lot better recently. Still, I'm wondering what the usefulness of this is. Why not just hand someone who is wondering about Linux a Knoppix CD, and let them go to town playing with it? And why would I care what the install looks like? That is the part of the system I'm going to use the least. Linux isn't Windows - you don't need to reinstall it regularly. You shouldn't need to reinstall it ever.

By: lemonfridge

lemonfridge — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:47:33 -0800

i think the site is aimed more at people considering trying an alternative OS, but wants to check them out a little first. that includes the installation.

By: MrLint

MrLint — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:22:31 -0800

Im not really sure why you'd need a video of installing OS X.

By: beerbajay

beerbajay — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:58:56 -0800

Though some of these are obviously a bit less useful than others, overall it's an excellent idea for exposing the "correct" way of doing things in OSes where that is not always obvious. Installation is also especially important. Thanks for the link.