Hi,
Please excuse my few snarky remarks... :)
> This bring up a basic problem with Linux. It's intel centric. Although
> linux runs on a multitude of CPU's it is still centered around
> the intel cpu. It's offered e quit a bit of freedom in choosing a free
> OS. but try finding binaries for the alternative platforms.
They're called .class files *grin*
> Within the Linux community
> few have left the intel dominated computer market.
The only part of the linux community I can tell you about is the one I
belong to: young hackers. I bought my ultra-budget computer with money
from my McJob. It came with (a most-likely pirated copy of) Windows. I
used Win until I discovered how awful it was. When I found out about
Linux I installed it and finally escaped M$. When I buy my next computer,
I will look into other hardware from other manufacturers. (I could use a
SparcStation *grin*)
> The application programmer face tow
> porting issues binary comaptibility and API's.
Java. Check and check.
> Java server side programs are extremely portable assuming you don't
> write them only on NT.
Writing on NT can be a challenge in itself. One of my coworkers needed to
use a Process in a server he was writing. On Linux it worked just fine.
On NT the Process never completed (calling waitFor() never returned).
> The current free software recompile crud is good for
> geeks but cannot be taken mainstream.
*grin* I think some of us like it that way. Linux has a sort
of home-grown feel that I much prefer to any M$ product. (Biased opinion;
I has the pleasure *groan* of trying to fix my parents' M$ box).
Just my daily rant,
dstn.
