Why havn't all of you crazed linux heads made your own software for this thing yet? I thought linux was up to date with the wholedesktop computer thing... Oh well.
Linux could become well supported, but right now it isn't. It makes basic economic sense to stay with what they have right now. People wont switch from something 'well supported' to something less supported for no reason. It's just stupid. Therefore linux probably won't ever be 'well supported'. The fact that there are hundreds of different distro's and a 1000 different programs that acomplish the same thing in linux won't help the situation either.
Don't you think that if the government installs linux on all of their computers they will waste just as much money on installing it and fixing it as they would on a decent and well supported operating system such as NT or XP? It sucks that MS is the devel. But your point of saving money dosn't seem to hold much water. My experience with linux was much more time consuming than with windows.
Micheal, I would suggest you try to learn a few things about OS/2 before you assume that it is dead.
Many banks all around the world use OS/2 for their ATMs and office computers because of one reason, it is even more rocksolid than your precious Linux/Unix.
The last released version of OS/2, Warp Ver 4 (merlin) was amazing. In 1991 it had and impresive list of features such as: Voice recognition software that was 98%+ accurate;
OpenGL 1.0; every network protocol nameable, Partial Win32 API compatibility and full Win16 compatibility.
As Slashdoters, you should support OS/2 and learn about it. It was most likely one of the most powerful and stable operating systems in existence, and probably still is. It had great potential to become THE operating system. If it wasn't for Microsoft boycoting/strong arming IBM out of development of OS/2. I would suggest you read "Hard Drive" which is a biography of Bill Gates and Microsoft. (It is written by an author with the last name Wallace. I can't remeber his first name). It explains the situation very well.
I am quite shocked that you sheepish Slashdotters would not like OS/2. You should just because of the fact that Microsoft took it down. Obviously you are not a knowledgable herd of sheep. (You can run Xfree86 in OS/2!!!! WOWZERS!)
In truth I use Windows XP. I would use 0S/2 if it wasn't so hard to install and if it had a greater list of features. OS/2 does have alot of problems to overcome in the modern day, and probably isn't the best operating system to use on a daily bassis for regular computer usage. (sounds like linux to me.) It could have been, and still could be though.
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Why havn't all of you crazed linux heads made your own software for this thing yet? I thought linux was up to date with the wholedesktop computer thing... Oh well.
Linux could become well supported, but right now it isn't. It makes basic economic sense to stay with what they have right now. People wont switch from something 'well supported' to something less supported for no reason. It's just stupid. Therefore linux probably won't ever be 'well supported'. The fact that there are hundreds of different distro's and a 1000 different programs that acomplish the same thing in linux won't help the situation either.
Don't you think that if the government installs linux on all of their computers they will waste just as much money on installing it and fixing it as they would on a decent and well supported operating system such as NT or XP? It sucks that MS is the devel. But your point of saving money dosn't seem to hold much water. My experience with linux was much more time consuming than with windows.
Why must you degrade people. Oh yea, it's to make you feel better inside. F'n Cowards.
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I appoligize. Merlin was released in 1996. Still an amazing list of features for that time.
Micheal, I would suggest you try to learn a few things about OS/2 before you assume that it is dead.
Many banks all around the world use OS/2 for their ATMs and office computers because of one reason, it is even more rocksolid than your precious Linux/Unix.
The last released version of OS/2, Warp Ver 4 (merlin) was amazing. In 1991 it had and impresive list of features such as: Voice recognition software that was 98%+ accurate;
OpenGL 1.0; every network protocol nameable, Partial Win32 API compatibility and full Win16 compatibility.
As Slashdoters, you should support OS/2 and learn about it. It was most likely one of the most powerful and stable operating systems in existence, and probably still is. It had great potential to become THE operating system. If it wasn't for Microsoft boycoting/strong arming IBM out of development of OS/2. I would suggest you read "Hard Drive" which is a biography of Bill Gates and Microsoft. (It is written by an author with the last name Wallace. I can't remeber his first name). It explains the situation very well.
I am quite shocked that you sheepish Slashdotters would not like OS/2. You should just because of the fact that Microsoft took it down. Obviously you are not a knowledgable herd of sheep. (You can run Xfree86 in OS/2!!!! WOWZERS!)
In truth I use Windows XP. I would use 0S/2 if it wasn't so hard to install and if it had a greater list of features. OS/2 does have alot of problems to overcome in the modern day, and probably isn't the best operating system to use on a daily bassis for regular computer usage. (sounds like linux to me.) It could have been, and still could be though.