Anyone who believes that reboots are somehow "necessary" in the course of normal system operation have probably never written a line of code in their life. IMO, excessive rebooting can mean one of two things:
The system is not optimally designed. For example, there is no good reason why a system should have to reboot to load a library or run a new program. Except for the kernel, of course.
The system is not properly designed. In other words, the code is technically incorrect and contains serious bugs (hence the famous BSOD).
Using Windows you will find a wide variety of both types of error. Using Linux you will find hardly any problems of type #1, but occasionally some of type #2. Not very often, however. Using *BSD you will find even less of #2.
So overall, I feel that rebooting is a serious issue indeed. It can be a good indicator of the general "correctness" of system design. I am no systems programmer, but this is my experience in running the different operating systems.
The price of true freedom is that you have to accept all styles of life, not just those that you agree with. The "war on drugs" is probably the best example of this. Sure, drugs are dangerous. Drugs can ruin your life. But when you look at the bottom line, the "war on drugs" is anti-freedom. It all boils down to control. Do you trust the government to control your life, or do you want to live Free and choose for yourself?
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I'll probably never use Amiga, but it's still good to see competition in the market.
Using Windows you will find a wide variety of both types of error. Using Linux you will find hardly any problems of type #1, but occasionally some of type #2. Not very often, however. Using *BSD you will find even less of #2.
So overall, I feel that rebooting is a serious issue indeed. It can be a good indicator of the general "correctness" of system design. I am no systems programmer, but this is my experience in running the different operating systems.
The price of true freedom is that you have to accept all styles of life, not just those that you agree with. The "war on drugs" is probably the best example of this. Sure, drugs are dangerous. Drugs can ruin your life. But when you look at the bottom line, the "war on drugs" is anti-freedom. It all boils down to control. Do you trust the government to control your life, or do you want to live Free and choose for yourself?