On Fri, August 8, 2008 07:44, Mike McMullin wrote:
On Fri, 2008-08-08 at 01:04 +0200, Amedee Van Gasse wrote:
On Thu, August 7, 2008 19:41, slinux2006@googlemail.com wrote:
Why can't Linux distributions be as good as Windows XP? Any thoughts?
According to the official Microsoft Product Lifecycle, Windows XP is almost End Of Life. Microsoft stopped distributing Windows XP via their partner channels on 30 june 2008. The only exception is for ultralight laptops like the Asus EEE. With the end of public availability, the Extended Support period starts, and from the top of my mind I think that lasts for two years.
EOL, as determined by the end of patch availability is set for 2014 on XP.
You are probably right about the EOL date. But it doesn't matter. What matters is: * Windows XP is no longer available trough regular dealer channels (but they may have some stock left) * Windows XP is not current technology. Current technologies are Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008. If anyone wants to compare Windows with Linux, they should use current technology at both sides of the equation. There is no use in comparing PC-DOS 1.0 with the Linux 0.99 kernel. -- Amedee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org