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Linux's Future...
mobrien_12:
quote:Originally posted by Enquiptor_125:
thanks everyone, but im still kind of confused.
I have heard that Linux on the desktop is close to being a mass market option and could unseat MacOS as the second operating system of choice.
Well, lets say it did... im not saying that there is a problem with Linux but i dont like the lack of software support for it. Im just saying, is it possible for Linux to have all the features of Windows, without the crashing, even though its just a kernel?
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Yeah strictly speaking Linux is just a kernel, but it is often used colloquially to mean GNU+Linux and a complete distribution of such, and everybody knows that.
Anyway, what do you mean by "features?" Linux is, IMHO, just as full of USEFUL features as Windows.
It even has the capabilities of playing beautiful games, provided these games are written naitively for Linux, or are compatible with wine.
If by features, you mean "runs all windows software perfectly," NO. The wine compatibility layer is a painstaking reverse engineering of a proprietary, undocumented, ever-changing, and ugly set of API's. I'm friggen amazed that it works as well as it does.
Enquiptor_125:
Also, why cant Linux support the latest hardware? Im a big hardware fan and always have the latest hardware. FOr example... wouldent it be impossible for Linux to run, say, the new Athlon 64 that is coming out that uses 64 bit?
jasonlane:
Ermm, actually Linux is way ahead of the game on M$ on that one. Suse Linux have already released a 64 bit OS. It's their Enterprise Server OS admitedly. I guess their standard offering will also be 64bit soon will follow soon. M$ are way behind on this.
Don't be under the impression that it's M$ that's makes all the innovations or sets the trends here. far from it.
As for Linux over taking OS X, well that's a debate altogether and frankly possibly a persoanl opinion at best. If you want an excellent OS that's easy to use, 1000 times better than anything M$ could ever produce and "mainstream", you can't beat OS X. You also can beat a good Linux.
jasonlane:
Sorry (hope I don't sound patronising) but you do realize that OS X is also Unix based.
jasonlane:
quote:Originally posted by Zardoz:
.......you can't beat OS X. You also can beat a good Linux.
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Bloody hell sorry should read:
".......you can't beat OS X. You also can't beat a good Linux."
We need edit on this board, I need to check my posts better.
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