On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:39:39 +0100, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10 Sep 2004, at 12:19 am, Dave Land wrote: > > > On Sep 9, 2004, at 3:28 PM, William T Goodall wrote: > > > >> Perhaps. OTOH more often one needs to solve a particular problem > >> rather than run a particular program. > > > > and then, moments later, > > > >> Wouldn't it make more sense to choose an OS first and then pick > >> hardware that would be good for running it? > > > > Wouldn't it make even more sense to consider the particular (set of) > > problem(s) you need to solve, choose the app(s) that might best suit > > your need(s), and see what OS(s) support the app(s) you need, and buy > > whatever hardware (with or without a bundled OS) that would support > > your need(s)? > > I just meant that out of the ordering of those two choices (OS, > hardware) the OS should be first. And of course there are other issues > like security and TCO as well as just apps/OS/hardware. And the > fulminating Evil of the Beast of Redmond :)
The rule is software first, then platform and compatibility. Gary Denton -- #2 on google for liberal news "I don't try harder" _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
