operating systems

An operating system most notably on mobile phones, but also found on media boxes.

Fundamentally flawed - It is tethered to Google in as many ways as they've made possible. From a time server, to internet traffic compression. From google play requiring an account requiring your verified phone number. From hoops to download and install software from their store. It's fucking awful.

/tag/android
Note that although Android borrows from BSD and Linux, it is not fully-free. Replicant aims to be that.

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ELKS

2017-07-12

Linux distributions, oldschool, operating systems

Linux distributions >

https://github.com/jbruchon/elks

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Windows 7

2016-02-10

abandoned, Microsoft, oldschool, operating systems, projects, proprietary software, Windows 7, Windows distributions

Windows >

(on Wikipedia)

This is just a placeholder page for notes that may or may not work in later versions of Windows.

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Windows 10

2015-06-01

GUI software, live, Microsoft, operating systems, proprietary software, reviews, software, Windows, Windows 10, Windows distributions

Windows >

(on Wikipedia)
(download)
FIXME - link an archive: windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/about

I migrated from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10.
- I directly upgraded my Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. This is not a fresh installation and so my notes on Windows 10 are not complete.
- See Windows 8.1 configuration for the starting point of my modifications.

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Linux distributions

2015-05-11

dead, Linux distributions, operating systems, projects

Linux + Operating Systems >

A free operating system which initially intrigued me because of it's fundamental philosophies of freedom. Free as in freedom (Libre) and free as in beer (Gratis). Now it's also about ease of use.

Distribution	Last tested	LiveUSB	Package Management	Rolling Release	systemd?	Ease
Slackware	2016-03-25 - 14.1	text installer	partial + third-party	security	No (1, 2, 3)	"other"
Lubuntu	2016-03-25 - 14.04.4 LTS	yes	yes	yes	yes	easy, light

(I may get around to updating this table for other distributions, or expanding it.)

Windows XP

2015-05-05

abandoned, dead, liked, loved, Microsoft, oldschool, operating systems, projects, proprietary software, reviews, software, todo, Windows distributions, Windows XP

TODO - I have shitloads of notes in my backlog.

Windows >

(on Wikipedia)

See Windows XP configuration

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(date not recorded) After this, I used Windows Legacy.
(notes not specifically taken) I was simultaneously using various Linux distributions.
- I was also using Wine on Linux.
I was tinkering with VMWare.
(notes not specifically taken) I was simultaneously using a Commodore 64 (and 128).
(date not recorded) Before this, I used Windows 9x

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Linux

2015-05-03

freeware, GNU software, Linux, live, open-source software, operating systems, projects, software

Operating Systems >

Linux distributions
Linux tools
/tag/shell-scripting
- /tag/shell-scripting-languages (sh is the base)
Strongly tied with GNU software.
- Strong enough for there to be a GNU/Linux argument. An argument strong enough for me to want to side with just "Linux" by removing GNU software which has, for years, been abysmally-documented at best. It's better now, but the hate is still there.
- See /tag/gnu-software for a partial list.

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