You might wish to keep in mind, while parsing those logs, that Opera advertises itself as IE by default (whether under Linux or Win, can't speak for other OSs). You can bet any IE log entry that has "Linux" as it's OS isn't running IE.
Don't forget to add Solaris, HPUX, IRIX, and any other Unix clone to the pot if you're going to say that. There's only ONE UNIX, and all others are clones with their own standards. POSIX tries to get things together a little, but there isn't an operating system on the face of the planet that's 100% POSIX compliant - that and UNIX existed before POSIX was designed to bring it together. HTML specs existed before the browser wars sought to tear it all apart though, so really, bringing operating system standards into this is a little silly.
By the same token, you must realize that *nix OSs weren't developed to be run on all hardware by all users and get the same experience in all places. The WWW was developed as a cross platform idea, and Microsoft is trying to change that to further their own ends. There are several examples of Microsoft doing just that with other products. JavaScript (Microsoft's version is JScript I believe) is one. Sure that's business, but nobody owns the WWW, which is why it has, and should have independant standards, not corporate ones.
Linux is something more than just a server solution. It is also one hell of a good network administration workstation, which is what I primarily use it for (I'm a network admin, among other things, and I run several Linux servers). Now while I agree that Linux doesn't make a super-good desktop OS right now, I don't want to have to suffer (maybe that's a strong word) without a few amenities just because Linux makes a good server.
Also, consider that Linux doesn't have to evolve in only one direction just because some people can't think in two directions at once. It's perfectly feasible for it to develop into a better server OS and into a better desktop OS simultaneously.
I guess the nutshell of this is that many people use Linux for their workstation. Don't cut them down for wanting more out of their Linux-based computer just because of your own views about the OS's future.
Anyway, kudos to the WinAMP team for porting their software. While I'd love to see it go open source so it helps developers everywhere, I can understand if it doesn't. Competition is healthy to the development of nearly anything.
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You might wish to keep in mind, while parsing those logs, that Opera advertises itself as IE by default (whether under Linux or Win, can't speak for other OSs). You can bet any IE log entry that has "Linux" as it's OS isn't running IE.
By the same token, you must realize that *nix OSs weren't developed to be run on all hardware by all users and get the same experience in all places. The WWW was developed as a cross platform idea, and Microsoft is trying to change that to further their own ends. There are several examples of Microsoft doing just that with other products. JavaScript (Microsoft's version is JScript I believe) is one. Sure that's business, but nobody owns the WWW, which is why it has, and should have independant standards, not corporate ones.
Linux is something more than just a server solution. It is also one hell of a good network administration workstation, which is what I primarily use it for (I'm a network admin, among other things, and I run several Linux servers). Now while I agree that Linux doesn't make a super-good desktop OS right now, I don't want to have to suffer (maybe that's a strong word) without a few amenities just because Linux makes a good server.
Also, consider that Linux doesn't have to evolve in only one direction just because some people can't think in two directions at once. It's perfectly feasible for it to develop into a better server OS and into a better desktop OS simultaneously.
I guess the nutshell of this is that many people use Linux for their workstation. Don't cut them down for wanting more out of their Linux-based computer just because of your own views about the OS's future.
Anyway, kudos to the WinAMP team for porting their software. While I'd love to see it go open source so it helps developers everywhere, I can understand if it doesn't. Competition is healthy to the development of nearly anything.