hardware and software? There is a thread about a USB printer not working right under Linux and other hardware threads pop up now and then. What tools are available to improve this situation long term? Some people say ReactOS is the answer, but as my transcript from ReactOS IRC shows, that is a very nasty community. ReactOS is over 12 years old and still way behind. They are pursuing a moving target where they may have to make a bad decision now and then to remain compatible. Syllable on the other hand is younger where there is no moving target per se and hey, Syllable server is based on Linux. I've played around with Syllable under VirtualBox and I have to say that it is impressive.
If fewer people decide that they want Windows, there will be less of a need for a Windows clone. Software companies who don't support Linux, Syllable, Freedos, etcetera will lose. I think the best bet with a hardware device that won't work in Linux is to recycle it and replace with something that will. I would like to see some sanction imposed on the current ReactOS developers to bring them back down to the Earth. Barring that, I would like to see a new community form with it's own web site and a different non profit foundation supporting it. There used to be more than one attempt to make a free Windows clone, but the ReactOS project is the only one that exists today. Why is that? Some people claim that 3d video acceleration is a problem in Linux and that Linux is slower than Windows. Well, maybe some cards from AMD don't accelerate easily, but NVIDIA's offerings seem to be a different story. I have an Athlon 635 quad core system where the Radeon HD5450 has been taken out because it doesn't work well in Fedora 15. I'm looking for a replacement video card. One of the beauties of Linux, there is more than one source. With ReactOS, there is only one source and in my case this isn't a friendly source. The ReactOS community currently enjoys a monopoly over the category of open source Windows NT clone. Maybe this should be rectified. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
