[gameprogrammer] Re: yawvlff(yet another windows versus linuxflame fest, yawn) Re: Re: OTP: deleting porn

On Monday 30 August 2004 15.57, Chris Schnurr wrote:
[...]
> >desktop OS, but it is far from being a "hobby" OS.
> >
> >        Bob Pendleton
>
> One (wo)man's hobby is another's profession?

That would mean my Eizo F980 is a hobbyist monitor when I'm playing 
games, and a high end professional monitor when I hack work related 
code...? ;-)

Oh, and to get back to Linux; I use it for playing Q3A, RTCW and 
whatnot, as well as for hacking personal and work related stuff. 
Linux + a real time kernel will also run our next generation of 
instruments.

Frankly, considering all areas where Linux is seriously usable, I'd 
say Linux is *more* professional than pretty much any other platform, 
and in particular anything MS has to offer.

Just a few hints:
 * Where's MS's hard real time support?
 * Can I hack the kernel to implement hard RT support,
   adjust scheduler behavior and that kind of things?
 * Can I strip off drivers and stuff I don't need,
   *without massive reverse engineering?

(Note: Reverse engineering is illegal, according to the EULA.)

Right; people *are* using Windows (NT + RTK mostly) in RT systems, but 
the performance is mediocre. Windows is *definitely* in the "hobby 
OS" league in this area - although the prices of RTKs try to sugest 
otherwise.


//David Olofson - Programmer, Composer, Open Source Advocate

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