A misconception that I see over and over is that there exists a competition between Linux and Microsoft.
This is a misunderstanding.
Some people believe that Linux and more generally, Open Source Software, has a goal of becoming the operating system of choice in all venues.
This is false. And this is why
Microsoft is a Corporation in the United States of America. The Microsoft Operating System is a computer program.
Linux or OSS is a computer program. It does not belong to any Corporation anywhere.
Microsoft (the corporation) wants to be the king of the Operating Systems. Microsoft Operating System (the computer program) can't tell one way or the other.
Likewise, Linux or OSS, doesn't care if nobody uses it. Ever. It is a computer program, and lacks the Corporation that seeks to dominate the world.
Open Source Software belongs to no-one. Most importantly, it does not belong to a United States based corporation. Indeed, much or most of the Open Source Software I use is developed outside the borders of the US.
Linux doesn't compete with Microsoft.
It doesn't need to!
On the other hand, Microsoft IS THREATENED by Open Source Software. Microsoft wants to convince the Companies of the world that it CAN compete with OSS. And so it spreads the misconception that Linux (and OSS) competes with Microsoft.
Open Source Software will prevail.
Ten years from now, there will still be OSS. It cannot die. Even if it is outlawed in the US and Europe, it will survive on the thousands of computers outside this realm. MS, on the other hand, could be just a shadow or a memory in ten years, having suffered declining revenues and a shrinking customer base. OSS will never die Long live OSS
Notice that this story is currently rated a 1.3 with 49 votes counted. On a scale of 1 to 5.
Not many people get fooled by this drivel. But unfortunately, some people use this to support their arguments that MS is good, and Linux is bad.
I am in the process of building a prototype based on stepper motors and stepper controllers. The controllers cost a little, but eliminate the feedback requirement. These controllers can be daisychained on a single serial port. See: http://www.stepperboard.com/
The commands are simple 1000G to go 1000 steps clockwise and -1000G to go reverse. Speed is adjustable as well as a programmed speed ramp up and ramp down.
I am using Redhat with a pair of webcams talking to the controllers thru the serial port.
THIS ROBOT IS AUTONOMOUS... NO HUMAN REQUIRED.
Has anybody considered the effect the SCO lawsuit will have on Linux distributions outside of the US Borders? Probably next to none.
SCO's efforts to generate revenues by suing large domestic corporations will only hurt America and Americans.
Linux is bigger than our country. It has a worldwide base and worldwide support. Even if it were declared unusable in the US, it would still exist everywhere else in the world.
I saw the 5150 designation and knew immediately and intimately the model in question. I disposed of several old chassis, and for some reason, I have kept one old original IBM Keyboard. The one with the awful loud click. It is original, and new and still in the box. Anybody know of a museum or something that might be interested???
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A misconception that I see over and over is that there exists a competition between Linux and Microsoft.
This is a misunderstanding.
Some people believe that Linux and more generally, Open Source Software, has a goal of becoming the operating system of choice in all venues.
This is false. And this is why
Microsoft is a Corporation in the United States of America. The Microsoft Operating System is a computer program.
Linux or OSS is a computer program. It does not belong to any Corporation anywhere.
Microsoft (the corporation) wants to be the king of the Operating Systems. Microsoft Operating System (the computer program) can't tell one way or the other.
Likewise, Linux or OSS, doesn't care if nobody uses it. Ever. It is a computer program, and lacks the Corporation that seeks to dominate the world.
Open Source Software belongs to no-one. Most importantly, it does not belong to a United States based corporation. Indeed, much or most of the Open Source Software I use is developed outside the borders of the US.
Linux doesn't compete with Microsoft.
It doesn't need to!
On the other hand, Microsoft IS THREATENED by Open Source Software. Microsoft wants to convince the Companies of the world that it CAN compete with OSS. And so it spreads the misconception that Linux (and OSS) competes with Microsoft.
Open Source Software will prevail.
Ten years from now, there will still be OSS. It cannot die. Even if it is outlawed in the US and Europe, it will survive on the thousands of computers outside this realm. MS, on the other hand, could be just a shadow or a memory in ten years, having suffered declining revenues and a shrinking customer base.
OSS will never die
Long live OSS
Notice that this story is currently rated a 1.3 with 49 votes counted. On a scale of 1 to 5. Not many people get fooled by this drivel. But unfortunately, some people use this to support their arguments that MS is good, and Linux is bad.
I am in the process of building a prototype based on stepper motors and stepper controllers. The controllers cost a little, but eliminate the feedback requirement. These controllers can be daisychained on a single serial port. See: http://www.stepperboard.com/ The commands are simple 1000G to go 1000 steps clockwise and -1000G to go reverse. Speed is adjustable as well as a programmed speed ramp up and ramp down. I am using Redhat with a pair of webcams talking to the controllers thru the serial port. THIS ROBOT IS AUTONOMOUS... NO HUMAN REQUIRED.
Has anybody considered the effect the SCO lawsuit will have on Linux distributions outside of the US Borders? Probably next to none.
SCO's efforts to generate revenues by suing large domestic corporations will only hurt America and Americans.
Linux is bigger than our country. It has a worldwide base and worldwide support. Even if it were declared unusable in the US, it would still exist everywhere else in the world.
And we would be stuck with Windows...
I saw the 5150 designation and knew immediately and intimately the model in question. I disposed of several old chassis, and for some reason, I have kept one old original IBM Keyboard. The one with the awful loud click. It is original, and new and still in the box. Anybody know of a museum or something that might be interested???