One more quick note. that so called "winner " named windows xp does not even support 64 bit processors which linux does. So linux wins. I would end up waisting my money if i run windows xp on an amd 64 or core2 duo. So linux the kernel is a clearcut winner. It is there for 15 years + afterall.
happy hacking. Krishnakant. On Thu, 2009-06-18 at 12:25 +0100, pavithran s wrote: > On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 6:02 AM, Rony<[email protected]> wrote: > > The way you describe it, Linux hasn't arrived, even after 15 years. > > Linux the kernel had arrived long back and has many features. > > >From kernel.org : > Linux supports true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries, > demand loading, shared copy-on-write executables, proper memory > management, and multistack networking including IPv4 and IPv6. > > Although originally developed first for 32-bit x86-based PCs (386 or > higher), today Linux also runs on (at least) the Alpha AXP, Sun SPARC, > Motorola 68000, PowerPC, ARM, Hitachi SuperH, IBM S/390, MIPS, HP > PA-RISC, Intel IA-64, AMD x86-64, AXIS CRIS, Renesas M32R, Atmel > AVR32, Renesas H8/300, NEC V850, Tensilica Xtensa, and Analog Devices > Blackfin architectures; for many of these architectures in both 32- > and 64-bit variants. > > Regards, > Pavithran -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
