On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:40:06 +0100 (BST), A G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmmm I meant why use Win* in first place. > > -McLinux > > > > Cos Win* rules the desktop, as of now, due to its ease > of use. (Pl. no stories of virus etc. Cos a good and > free AV, FW and spyware-checker and NON MS Browser are > enough to keep your system lean and mean.) > And anyway OS itself is a worthless piece of code. > It's only the addon s/ws that are imp.
You need to study. Don't ever try to make a statement like 'OS itself is a worthless piece of code'. <strong> You aren't eligible to make any statement regarding this unless you study. </strong> > > You can search and read about the "disruptive > technologies" and how, though a superior > technology/business practice exists, this new > disruptive technology creates a standard, easily > displacing the better one. Linux disrupted Unix in > server market. Dont even consider MS which was still a > baby when Linux started getting traction on server > side. Questions to ponder: Unix?(or should we say unix like operating systems): 1. Where its is used? 2. Why is it preferred? 3. When is it preferred? 4. Which applications are runned? 5. Are they cross-platform? 6. How much is the efficiency of using the hardware resoures? and the list goes on. Same question for other OS's Windows, BeOS etc. NOTE: Apache is tested on FreeBSD. EDA(Electonic Desing Automation) tools like Leonardo Spectrum, Synopsis etc. preferred to run on HPUX, Solaris. Neither on Linux nor windows. Only the frontend is non-unix machines. > > Just out of curiosity, may I know which s/w or os you > used while replying to this mail? I am currently using > FF 0.9.3 + Win2K Pro SP4. Get your definations right. s/w *and* OS. FF = FireFox? > > Moderators: Can we have a poll of how many members are > using Win* Vs Linux (0 to 20%, 21 to 40% and so on. or > anyother better format so that we get to know how many > people are using which OS for how many percent time)? > Just a simple survey sort of thing. > According to you OS is useless code. So why should we waste our time on useless poll? Few Personal Questions: 1. How many types of OS have you tried? 2. On which hardware platform? 3. How many man hours you have spent on each OS? 4. What applications/softwares you have used? 5. Which of them were available on mutiple platforms? 6. Did you ever try to benchmark any of the OS? 7. If yes, what were the tools used? Regards, Shantanoo -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
