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Re: [SLE] Win NT vs Linux
- From: Matthew Johnson <matthew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 02:09:46 -0800
- Message-id: <01030302094602.01566@mon-ami>
LOL! Thanks for the funny thoughts before I go to bed :-). Wish I was that
sharp at this time of night (for me anyway).
Matt
Wanting to get MCSE by tomorrow too.
MCSE = Must Call Support Everyday
On Saturday 03 March 2001 02:05, Steven T. Hatton wrote:
> On Saturday 03 March 2001 04:43, scsijon wrote:
> > It means you only have to buy one pack rather than one for each machine
> > type you want to use it on, and darned cheap at that.
> > If all you only want it for is a straight system, just take the defaults.
> >
> > scsijon
>
> Jon,
>
> Oh, you mean I can simply stick in a DVD that came out last month instead
> of 4 years ago, install the system and not mess with the kernel? Yeah,
> that's porbably true. Never lasted very long in my hands that way, but
> that's just me. I think we should all learn a lesson from Microsoft here.
> They set out to make an OS that was highly protable, easily modifiable,
> robust, secure, etc., etc. They've put in millions if not billions to
> accomplish this. How on earth can we expect a bunch of internet hackers to
> do this if *they* can't? I mean. let's get real, MS has retreated from
> every architecture other than the one they started on.
>
> And multiple file systems? They've proven that maintaining compatability
> between 3 is impossible, how can we expect Linux to support, what is it 64,
> 100? We all need to get real here. What advantage is there to being able
> to run on everything from a cellphone to an IBM Mainframe wtih the same
> basic OS technology? I mean, who cares if you can write the same code and
> it ports painlessly to every hardware platform on the planet. Or that the
> kernel can accept a new driver or file system with virtually not
> modification?
>
> I mean really, I'm going to go finish my MCSE training tomorrow, I'm done
> with linux. ;-)
>
> Steve
sharp at this time of night (for me anyway).
Matt
Wanting to get MCSE by tomorrow too.
MCSE = Must Call Support Everyday
On Saturday 03 March 2001 02:05, Steven T. Hatton wrote:
> On Saturday 03 March 2001 04:43, scsijon wrote:
> > It means you only have to buy one pack rather than one for each machine
> > type you want to use it on, and darned cheap at that.
> > If all you only want it for is a straight system, just take the defaults.
> >
> > scsijon
>
> Jon,
>
> Oh, you mean I can simply stick in a DVD that came out last month instead
> of 4 years ago, install the system and not mess with the kernel? Yeah,
> that's porbably true. Never lasted very long in my hands that way, but
> that's just me. I think we should all learn a lesson from Microsoft here.
> They set out to make an OS that was highly protable, easily modifiable,
> robust, secure, etc., etc. They've put in millions if not billions to
> accomplish this. How on earth can we expect a bunch of internet hackers to
> do this if *they* can't? I mean. let's get real, MS has retreated from
> every architecture other than the one they started on.
>
> And multiple file systems? They've proven that maintaining compatability
> between 3 is impossible, how can we expect Linux to support, what is it 64,
> 100? We all need to get real here. What advantage is there to being able
> to run on everything from a cellphone to an IBM Mainframe wtih the same
> basic OS technology? I mean, who cares if you can write the same code and
> it ports painlessly to every hardware platform on the planet. Or that the
> kernel can accept a new driver or file system with virtually not
> modification?
>
> I mean really, I'm going to go finish my MCSE training tomorrow, I'm done
> with linux. ;-)
>
> Steve
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