[Nolug] Comparative OS Stability

On Tue, 2003-04-22 at 22:01, LinuxLaw wrote:
> Cement is useful if used properely -- for instance, in the manufacture
> of concrete; windows is useful if used properly -- for instance, in the
> manufacture of a weak and insecure network or a bloated and inefficient
> desktop that crashes every few days for no apparent reason. Windows,
> like cement, is everywhere -- windows, unlike cement, is everywhere b/c
> its producer (Microsoft) has engaged in numerous
> illegal/anti-trust/uncompetitive practices and done so while bribing the
> "right" public officials in the form of "campaign contributions,"
> "donations," "charitable acts," etc.... Cement, on the other hand, is
> everywhere because it actually works, unlike Windoze.

Speaking from experience?

> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win 9x 4.90; en-US; rv:1.1)
> Gecko/20020826

And I must say that I've been using Win2k WorkStation for ~ a year and
have found it very stable, even under heavy memory loads. Still doesn't
hold a candle to Linux, though, because of need for reboots during s/w
install, and the separation of the OS from the GUI.

This is why I don't understand the desire for DRI/frame buffer. When
"regular" X hangs, I Ctrl-Break and restart X, but when using the fb,
one must reboot the box.

What, then, is the benefit of using the fb?

> Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 2003-04-19 at 07:06, Joey Kelly wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Windows CE, ME, & NT = CEMENT
> >>Built like a rock and just as useful.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I've got some bad news for you Joey:
> >
> >Look around you: there is cement, concrete & stone *everywhere*.
> >Without them, civilization would not be...
> >
> >Ron
  

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