getting in late, but I'll add my 2 cents.
I guess with cheaper OSes, come disposable hardware.
sorry to get off topic and ramble.
steve
On Apr 7, 2006, at 02:21 PM, Jared Still wrote:
Ok, possibly naive on my part, but Jeff doesn't seem to quite agree with you.
And I'm still curious about the other half: how much influence can be exerted over windows development?
Windows may be more stable than in the past, but it still has warts.
* drive letters * very non-scriptfriendly commands * the shell sucks * the robust builtin in pipes are nearly useless from the command line * did I mention drive letters? * services cannot be counted on to start reliably on reboot
On 4/7/06, Kevin Closson <kevinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>Those same types of customers could easily get involved with Linux development and participate in the kernels future.
I'm choking on my Bier, Jared! Anyone with intimate knowledge of what
Operating System support a GOOD, boutique port of Oracle relies on knows
all too well that not even Oracle Corp has managed to influence the
Linux Kernel sufficiently! Some of the complete junk they are
mainlining
is astounding, and the motives for acceptance of same is generally a bit
dubious.
The majority of Linux revenue is desktop, and it shows. 'nuff said. It is a "good enough" situatation I feel.
I think the age-old "world is flat" view of Windows is just that. Now, the "fit" of Oracle software on Windows is ripe for criticism.
-- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist