[olug] Windows 8

[Cooper Vertz]

I tried it on my Fedora laptop, it's not horrible.
It wiped away grub, but other than that no problems.
"chainloader +1" is still the right way to dual boot it from grub, no change
there.

Keepin' it about linux...

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Jason N <dashrender at cox.net> wrote:

> I was also very worried about the Metro UI, but since watching the Build
> Keynote Address, I'm less worried.  yes it sucks that for the home user,
> they are stuck with the Metro UI as the default (of course until some
> programmer makes a simple install program to change it) the traditional
> desktop that people are currently accustomed to will be available.
>
> Businesses on the other hand will have the ability to have the Explorer
> Desktop be the default.  I also found it interesting to read in Paul
> Thurrott's review of Windows 8 that is is more of an update and a full out
> upgrade, much like Windows 7 was to Windows Vista, that is outside of the
> metro UI of course.
>
> Anyone here loaded the pre-beta yet? Should I even be asking this on a
> linux group :P
>
>
>
> ---- Chad Homan <choman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sticking with ubuntu (or other linux)
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:40 PM, Timothy Goshinski <tgoshinski at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I hate it with a passion, and I'm primarily a .NET developer at my day
> job.
> > The Metro UI might work for a phone or a tablet, but it is a fustercluck
> of
> > desktop WM - if they don't listen to reason they will take a bigger bath
> on
> > this one than Vista and WinME combined.
> >
> > --
> >
> > "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more of
> it
> > I
> > have."  -- Thomas Jefferson
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:21 PM, Charles Bird <cbird.omaha at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > What's windows 8? Never heard of it.
> > > On Sep 27, 2011 10:16 PM, "Chad Homan" <choman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Right now, I am not worrying about it. I downloaded the "RCs" (if you
> > > will)
> > > > but have not found the
> > > > time to look at them. Bottom line is that Win8 is still 6+ months
> away.
> > > > Not to mention integration test
> > > > time. I think Win10 will be out be the time I am ready
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:07 PM, ned mcnally <ned.mcnally at gmail.com
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I know this is a Linux group, but what do you guys think so far
> about
> > > >> Windows 8?
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