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

Microsoft, obsolete, 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)
http://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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Windows XP

2015-05-05

abandoned, dead, liked, loved, Microsoft, 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.