Philip S Tellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Know what, I just realised, when ever anyone starts a discussion >> regarding "Linux on the Desktop" people jump out to compare it with >> the stupidest implementation of the desktop paradigm i.e. winDOZE. > > Maybe the stupidest, but also the most widely used. The Mac is used by > very few people - mainly designers.
Wrong notions... There are 5 cockroaches for every human on this planet... Numbers always doesn't mean better... Macs are also used in most schools across the States, its the defacto computing system in Japan, most countries in Europe and ex-USSR. >> can always go ahead and check out BeOS, even that is a wonderful > > which no longer exists. Be has closed down, and BeOS with it. There are free downloads still available from Le Buzz. BTW, Be hasn't closed down, it got bought out by Palm, and they are launching their next offering based on StrongARM and BeIA. > compare this to open source projects that live on even after their > companies close down, and don't just live, but stay in active > development. But none of them are as stunning and mind-blowing as the BeOS. Dunno any open source products started by companies which have got shutdown yet the products living on... ~Mayuresh _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
