Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 08:56:14 04/11/03
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On April 11, 2003 at 00:02:44, Jay Urbanski wrote:
>On April 10, 2003 at 23:37:51, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>
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>>Oh I think we have a Windows user here.
>>
>>Yes, when you use Windows it's wise to have two processors so one can run an
>>infinite loop on a broken part of the OS while the other one can still be
>>useful, running scandisk and downloading the latest MS security patch.
>>
>>But maybe you could just switch to a reliable OS like Linux and then you could
>>afford to run a single processor computer?
>
>Yes I run Windows on the desktop. So do 95% or more of the people out there
>using computers. I would wager you do also, or you don't run your own chess
>engine.
I use Win4lin to run Chess Tiger for Windows on the Linux desktop. So I do not
have to leave Linux and reboot.
I find Linux+Win4lin to be a more capable OS than Windows, as I can run almost
all of the Linux software and most of the Windows software.
On the other hand Windows alone cannot run Linux software!
> I also happen to sell Linux Clusters for a living and I like Linux
>quite a bit, and I dislike Microsoft quite a bit.. but they make a damn nice
>desktop OS and Linux has a *long* way to go before it will replace Windows on my
>desktop.
I'm using RedHat Linux 8.0 as my desktop OS, and frankly it does everything I
need.
I don't think Linux has a long way to go to replace Windows on the desktop. For
me it already replaces it, and I'm not lacking any feature.
It is true that there are some apps that are not available for Linux yet, but in
this case I just run the Windows app in Win4lin.
The only application that I need to run this way today is the CodeWarrior PalmOS
compiler. For everything else I have found an excellent Linux replacement
(sound, video, CD burning, Internet browsing, email, compilers...).
Maybe Linux has just a long way to go to let people KNOW that it can replace
Windows.
There are many businesses that could easily switch to Linux. Many users would
not even see the difference.
>Servers are another matter and there Linux has a *lot* to be said for it over
>Windows, especially in markets like HPC clusters. Virtually NO ONE uses Windows
>in the market I sell to.
>
>Having said all that, if I ran Linux on the desktop I would still run an SMP
>machine. Buggy software abounds everywhere, even in Linux applications
>(Nescape, anyone?)
>
>Two is simply better than one.. :)
Yes if you already have two processors on your computer I can understand that
you want software that takes advantage of the extra power.
On the other hand for most people it is overkill.
Christophe
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