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Ooh analogy time!
Windows is like toaster streudel and linux is like pancakes.
Wat?


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For blu-ray you use makemkv like you do in OSX..
I don't game so Direct X doesn't matter..
I ran PS in Snow Leopard in virtual box last night on my linux install, it worked ok but would work better if I feed it more resources.
Linux won't work for the creative pro yet though I'm curious to see the evolution of Adobe creative cloud..
I have in essence a $1200 PC or close to it without windows installed.

If you are running a VM of an Apple OS you are in violation of ELUAs...Apple has this thing about about Apple software can only be run on Apple hardware I believe, but the real trouble is that a VM can't make full use of the GPU. Can turn into a pretty big limitation.

And if you were to run a VM of windows instead...why not just install it. Windows is a resource hog the way it is...taking it off bare metal makes it even more so.

And does makeMKV let you play a disc directly? I though it is was just another decoding/riping program. I have issues with purchasing software for Linux I guess so I didn't look into it to much. If all it does is rips it then I am doing that already...I just do the ripping on Windows since I have nice Bluray ripper for windows that I shelled out a decent amount of cash for already. If it can play a disk directly I will likely by it this weekend.
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Ooooh.....pancakes......drool.gif

See no one can resist the hotcakes!
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That's why Steam is going to Linux?
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If you are running a VM of an Apple OS you are in violation of ELUAs...Apple has this thing about about Apple software can only be run on Apple hardware I believe, but the real trouble is that a VM can't make full use of the GPU. Can turn into a pretty big limitation.
And if you were to run a VM of windows instead...why not just install it. Windows is a resource hog the way it is...taking it off bare metal makes it even more so.
And does makeMKV let you play a disc directly? I though it is was just another decoding/riping program. I have issues with purchasing software for Linux I guess so I didn't look into it to much. If all it does is rips it then I am doing that already...I just do the ripping on Windows since I have nice Bluray ripper for windows that I shelled out a decent amount of cash for already. If it can play a disk directly I will likely by it this weekend.

I'm already in violation of Apples EULA, so another infraction really doesn't bother me..

Yes Make MKV is a ripping program, the nice part is you don't lose the audio quality like you do with a lot of blu-ray drives.

I don't/won't run Windows because I try not to reward bad behavior, and MS is king of bad behavior though not as much anymore. Apple is moving into that territory for me also which is why I was running Snow leopard in a virtual on Linux. Software licenses are a bit expensive I own the licenses for CS 5 and use a work license for FCP7. I like OSX I even like Apple hardware I am unwilling to go in the direction that Apple wants to take us with gate keeper in name of "security." It's just pre-planning and making things work just in case I need to jump ship.
 
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I'm already in violation of Apples EULA, so another infraction really doesn't bother me..
Yes Make MKV is a ripping program, the nice part is you don't lose the audio quality like you do with a lot of blu-ray drives.
I don't/won't run Windows because I try not to reward bad behavior, and MS is king of bad behavior though not as much anymore. Apple is moving into that territory for me also which is why I was running Snow leopard in a virtual on Linux. Software licenses are a bit expensive I own the licenses for CS 5 and use a work license for FCP7. I like OSX I even like Apple hardware I am unwilling to go in the direction that Apple wants to take us with gate keeper in name of "security." It's just pre-planning and making things work just in case I need to jump ship.

Shhhhhhhhh....don't say stuff like that too loud...you'll anger the cult leaders.
    
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Shhhhhhhhh....don't say stuff like that too loud...you'll anger the cult leaders.

Steve jobs will come and burn your house down...
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Steve jobs will come and burn your house down...

He's not actually dead....just an attempt to be as revered by the Apple-ites as LRH is by his "people". lachen.gif

Next thing you know there will be a movie coming out showing Jobs as a WW2 hero who valiantly and single handedly saved 3200 marines while simultaneously taken out an entire division of japanese soldiers with a can opener and a toothpick. tongue.gif
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He's not actually dead....just an attempt to be as revered by the Apple-ites as LRH is by his "people". lachen.gif
Next thing you know there will be a movie coming out showing Jobs as a WW2 hero who valiantly and single handedly saved 3200 marines while simultaneously taken out an entire division of japanese soldiers with a can opener and a toothpick. tongue.gif

... while convincing them to buy crap that they don't need xD

But yeah, good one thumb.gif
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Shhhhhhhhh....don't say stuff like that too loud...you'll anger the cult leaders.

Yea I just finished a 10 day time out 2 hours ago at mac rumors for my opinions…

Thats the second in 30 days so I figure I'll be banned in two months but ohh well..
 
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