On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 08:34:50PM +0800, Andy Sy wrote (wyy sez): > > Kayo diyan, sang-ayon ba kayo?! =) hehehe... > > Virtually. Win XP is excellent. Win XP truly rocks.
this is trully subjective. but, of course, i say Linux truly rocks. and that is subjective too. > Boot up to GUI in 10 seconds (this is NO EXAGGERATION) > or less. so what? i can make linux load the GUI quickly too if i wanted too. but, what for? i recompile my kernel with only the necessary drivers and disable unecessary services. and kapish! my floppy router distro boots pretty fast too. (and this is NO EXAGGERATION). > Hibernate and restore is even faster (Linux > does not have the equivalent). i have installed a STOCK redhat 7.2 on an ACER travelmate laptop. i close the laptop and linux goes to sleep.(almost instantly). i open it and it wakes up in less than 5 seconds. (and this is NO EXAGGERATION). i have done the same for boxes with ATX power supplies and suspend features too. > Rock-solid stability. ow. another subjective statement. Linux is rock solid. look everybodyi made a subject statement too. gee wiz. > It has answered 2 main criticisms Linuxers have against > Windoze (stability and boot-up time) plus offered some > very compelling features Linux doesn't. stability i will still argue about XPs stability. i will just leave you to your own opinions. i have deployed a number of XP boxens. frankly, i find them cute. stability on the other hand another question. XP still crashes on me though. but, i think that is because M$ sofware do not like me personally and that is why they crash. > And we have > also seen how Linux is no longer immune to viruses. hahaha, sacha remember the line "please su to root and run this script". hahaha. do not kid me Unix/Linux virii have existed a LOOOOONG time ago. check the mcaffe virus DB on Unix/Linux virii. they have existed before. > Practically speaking, the only remaining major area where > Linux wins in is price. > somebody else should answer this. i have never used linux because of the price. i have a bunch of XP and VS.NET software itching to be used. btw, i find KDE 2.2 really cute. i think i am switching desktops now. (one reason i like linux/BSD... freedom of choice) > But I think it's stupid to hold an OS in religious > or mystical awe (and no, I'm not only referring to that > Win XP post ;-). Perhaps in a couple more decades, > when computers have become smarter than human beings and > we let them tell us what to do instead of the other way > around. > Fear, Uncertainty and Deception. the microsoft strategy. i believe that a lot of things about Linux must be demistified. these are minor issues. however, the bigger issue here is what is M$ mystifying. oh! and why is big, bad, multi-million dollar M$ afraid of little ole linux? threatened? the $0.02 of an uncertified for anything programmer who knows swat about operating systems, networking and other computer related stuff. ps. i would like to apologize to my fellow PLUGgers. i just could not resist. i hope you guys understand. ;-) ay! luto na pala popcorn ko. uy! may libre laroang troll pa! -------------------------------------- William Emmanuel S. Yu Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Networks (ACENT) email : wyy at admu dot edu dot ph web : http://CNG.ateneo.net/wyu/ phone : 63(2)4266001-4186 GPG : http://CNG.ateneo.net/wyu/wyy.pgp War spares not the brave, but the cowardly. -- Anacreon
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