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Is Linux At the End of Its Life Cycle?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-cycles-repeat dept.

Glyn Moody writes "That's what Nikolai Pryanishnikov, president of Microsoft Russia, seems to think. Quoted in the context of continuing questions about Russia's plans to create its own national operating system based on GNU/Linux, Pryanishnikov said [via Google Translate]: 'We must bear in mind that Linux is not a Russian OS and, moreover, is at the end of its life cycle.' An off-the-cuff comment, or something more?"

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  1. Re:Google translate? by LifesABeach · · Score: 0, Redundant

    After listening to Nikolai's comments, a more accurate translation turned out to be, "If 'I' use Linux, 'I' will be at the end of my 'Life-Cycle'." It's a common translation mistake.

  2. Re:Right on time by Keruo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    > and Google OS

    .. which essentially is Linux

    --
    There are no atheists when recovering from tape backup.
  3. Time for Something New by NicknamesAreStupid · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Linux had its run as the "latest and greatest." It is time again for a completely new technology. I suggest Unix; except call it Snow Leopard or Tiger. Yeah, that's the ticket!

    Next, a new user interface -- the command line user experience, CLUE. "Get a CLUE!"

  4. Re:And Windows is? by scubamage · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Nah 640k is enough for anyone.