On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, at 10:59am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The iterations of Linux distros have some major bugs in them.
>
> It's more accurate, and much more general :)
Might as well be completely honest:
The various iterations of most software have some major bugs in them.
Or, to use my preferred quote:
"If builders designed buildings the way programmers write programs, the
first wood pecker to come along would have destroyed civilization."
-- Gerald Weinberg
> However, as you point out, at least with Linux, not only can be do
> something about it, but we can expect a fix within a reasonable amount of
> time ...
I say that a lot. It is not that Linux is perfect. Heck, even typing
that makes me laugh! No, the advantage Linux has is that one can find and
fix the problems a heck of a lot quicker and easier on Linux than on a
commercial OS.
--
Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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