Federico Sevilla III wrote: > > Moreover, the most important bash shell features like command line > > completion as well as the powerful GNU tools are now almost all > > available freely for Win32, greatly reducing Linux's lead in this area. > > I think you're messing things up here. The GNU tools that work on Linux > work on so many other platforms. Don't talk about them. And I don't think > talking about KDE or Mozilla is valid, either. They are not exclusive to > Linux, are they? If you truly want to compare Linux and Windows validly, > talk about CORE FEATURES of the OPERATING SYSTEM. Not GNU tools that are > available everywhere and have been before Linux came around.
> I suggest we drop this thread. As we will see, because operating systems > need applications (that are not part of the operating system) to be of > real value in the outside world, it's difficult to compare two operating > systems without getting messed up in talking about the applications that > run on them. So discussion will often be The issue was clear and simple: Which OS makes for a better ***DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM***? Instead of running away from the debate: "I suggest we drop this thread" or refusing to answer certain points by trying to obfuscate the issue (unsuccessfully by the way): "I think you're messing things up here." You should at least _try_ to make a good argument. You might even want to read the context of earlier messages in the thread so you don't end up sounding like an MS executive under DOJ scrutiny. Heck, I might even end up conceding some points if you do instead of being sorely tempted to flame... _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
