OT Linux, the great debate

[Stuart Poulton <swp@xxxxxxx>]

> At the moment I am remotely connected using Windows NT terminal
services
> to two machines. One over a wireless LAN and one over an ADSL link via
a
> VPN. Why would I want it to work over a wet piece of string? I've
been
> involved in the dark ages of computing - my first ever computer was
an
> RML 380Z, I too have used TeX on a VAX 11/780, when
"graphics" screens
> were addressed in the same way as laser printers, and it would take
in
> the order of 30 seconds to render a "page" on a CRT monitor.
Things have
> moved on, and just because you haven't, don't winge when
"we" want to
> use html because it enriches "our" computing experience. The
vast
> majority of the connected world use html capable mail clients, and
> software which fills the coffers of the"evil Bill". If you
want to be
> part of that community, then it is time to find software which can
cope.

Sorry, got to respond.

1) So yep, it wouldn't run over a piece of wet string. So what happens
when ADSL stops working ? A telnet link over ADSL, or 2K4 modem is
about
the same, you can certainly use telnet over 2K4, something tells me VPN
would struggle.

2) Oh things have moved on, thats why I don't use windows. Show me a
windows box that can beat this :-

venus> uptime
  8:38am  up 426 days, 20:07,  6 users,  load average:
0.02, 0.01, 0.00

Oh, and thats a desktop machine, running gnome, a grahpical desktop
that
by far outperforms windoze IMHO.

Just becasue the vast majority do it dosn't mean it's right.

> See above.

Theres more of it about than you think, oh, and theres not just Linux,
don't forget the ~4 flavours of Unix.

> My pleasure.

I'd rather not know about your pleasures :-)

S

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