In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jerome
Grimbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>} >There is an eleven page chapter about the QL, why Linus did buy one,
>} >what he did develop with it, what he did like and dislike about it
>} >eg. he was not happy at all with the OS in ROM so that it is impossible
>} >to patch it.
>}
>} That is a good point ... about the ROM based OS.
>
>I like ROM based OS.
>OS should be stable. and Rom based provided a virus-free quick install !
Yes, it has many advantages like stable, safe, quick loading.
Problem comes when things move on and you want more functionality ...
then you need to replace the 'hardware' of the ROM's. Which can get
expensive.
>} >I did not buy it, the rest seems not interesting enough. And there is
>} >his usual arrogance: "I am the best in the world, the code that I develop
>} >is always perfect".
>}
>} Umm ... I always thought he did :-) ... but then Linux is perfect too,
>} isn't it ? ... :-)
>
>May I say "kernel version 2.0.x, 2.2.k, 2.4.z... " who know when it will stop.
>Perfection should be done right the very first time!
>
>(I do not even speak of 2.1.139 !)
I suppose the problem with Linux is the hyping up to oppose M$ ...
--
Malcolm Cadman
