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Dvorak: Linux too much like Windows

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-thats-true dept.

inode_buddha was among a handful of folks who submitted linkage to Dvorak's latest column where he talks about Linux being to much like Windows. It's not really a slam, just a challange to be more innovative and look beyond feature creep and UI concepts that are old and tired. Hard to disagree with most of it.

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  1. Re:For people switching... by garcia · · Score: 3, Troll

    he notes this. His point is that we are trying to move people away from Windows by making Linux more like Windows.

  2. Re:Try to understand before you attack by WetCat · · Score: 2, Troll

    I completely agree with that.
    BTW, why all OSes use "FILES" concept? Files are a crap! It's a obsolete thing from the times when
    20 MB hard drive cost $800. Why not to have an "object" as a main data holding unit on disk? Why not have good search capabilities a la database? Why not have fine-grained security control with (finally) least needed visibility principle implemented?!
    People should think about creating object-oriented layer disk system as a base of a modern OS.