Re: Linux has a long way to go before it becomes the major OS

From: Fred Emmott (pcfreak65_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/10/04 

Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 23:32:26 +0000

Ron Matthews wrote:

> Joe <joe@jretrading.com> wrote:
>
>> >But linux doesn't give you a deeper understanding of a system.
>> >Linux is the system. Gaining a deep enough understanding of linux
>> >to make the hardware work takes more effort than gaining a deep
>> >enough understanding of windows to make the computer work.
>
>> You seem certain that an understanding of the computer is important.
>
> It is if you are going to write system software.

not true. what understanding of your computer do you need to write a program
which manipulates /etc/inittab as just one example.

>
>> Why? A computer is a collection of extremely secret and proprietary
>> hardware that evolves rapidly.
>
> Nonsense.
>
>> Nobody fixes broken computers, they just throw away complete,
>> unrepairable subassemblies and buy new ones. After a couple of
>> years, they throw away complete, *working* subassemblies and buy
>> new ones. Why do you need to know how they work?
>
> You need to understand the hardware so that you can write the
> software.

How do you explain java programs? Run on x86, Macs, IBM's power
processesors, and even my mobile phone (no, it does not run either a cut
down windows or linux - LG 7100)

>
>> What you need to know about is software.
>
> What kind of software are you talking about? Stuff written in
> Java? Visual Basic?
>
> Cobol?

Irrelevant. A gtk-perl program looks and can be used if so designed, exactly
the same as a c program using gtk.

>
> You don't know what you're talking about.
>
> G'nite Wanda,
>
> cordially, as always,
>
> rm

i currently have 38 killfile entries for you... no, make that 49.

Fred

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