Talk:How To Assemble A Desktop PC/Software

Should we split this into a linux and windows section? What about some of the secuity stuff, which applies to all OSes? Reub2000 01:20, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Availability of Drivers
It is a modern myth that Windows has better hardware support than Linux. In fact, Linux is the operating system, or kernel if you want, that has support for the largest number of hardware out there. Therefore the sentence "Microsoft Windows is better in terms of hardware compatibility" should be removed.

Recommended Software List Linking
I noticed that some of the Software in the Recommended Software List was split between Wikipedia links or linking to the software web site. Should we make them all link to Wikipedia, link to an external website, or just leave it alone? --Aurora98 (talk) 03:48, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Mmm?
Shouldn't it be "Installing the software" instead of "Assembling the software" on the table of contents? Just an opinion.. Icez
 * Fixed it. However, you could have fixed it yourself.Reub2000 07:41, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

Recommended Software List
If you want to add stuff to the aforementioned list, please ensure that you do the following:


 * 1) If there is an equivalent program on the list already, so not add it.  Mention it on the talk page so that others can look at it before it gets added.
 * 2) There should be no doubles of programs, unless their job is completely different.  (E.g. MSN Messenger does a different job to AIM).

This is all just to ensure that the list doesn't get crowded with unnecessary programs... --Noogz 10:40, 14 May 2005 (UTC)


 * How do we keep this NPOV, if we can only choose one program to be bleesed by our guide? I'm thinking that the recomended software for both Linux and Windows should be removed.Reub2000

We can't truly have a NPOV but its useful for someone who is assembling a PC. I'm a little confused as to why there are suggestions of desktop environments, those in my opinion are purely personal preference.71.116.38.46 02:07, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Mac OSX86
Should we include how to install Mac OSX86 (for those who don't know a hacked version of Mac OS X top work freely on PCs) or should we be afraid of lawyers?

I think it might be a good idea not to encourage any illegal activities.71.116.38.46 02:58, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I personally think that we should only stick to mainstream stuff. Mac OSX86 is both illegal and not as mainstream as, say, Linux or BSD. My opinion, but I think it's best we just keep it how it is, and just expand on the description of the existing operating systems. --Aurora98 (talk) 02:32, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Operating Systems
There needs to additional explanation as to the function of an operating system. Assume your readership is fairly new to the subject of computer software in general.

4.245.113.84 22:24, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

OpenSuSE
Hey, just thinking that perhaps it shouldn't say that opensuse is the best GNU/Linux OS. I'm pretty sure there's some rule against being biast like that. Maybe it should be something like "one of the more well known Linux distros". Also, I changed it to version 10.2 (from 10.1).
 * Yeah, it's called having a POV. The rule on Wikipedia is to make the articles NPOV. I assume that carries over mostly to WikiBooks as well. ---PurplePieman 04:50, 26 May 2007 (UTC)