> I rest my case: walt talks about all these different varieties of linux, > RedHat,Mandrake,SuSe, puppy linux and Debian, > all in one sentence. I take it these OS are not compatible with each > other. How the heck can u figure out what runws best with which? > John VE5MU
You'd be resting your case on a losing premise. Remember that apps written for the various MS versions of windows have not always been compatible -- there are some major problems between word processors. Most apps written for Linux are easily compatible across the various Linux distros. In Linux one is free to customize their OS to meet specialized needs or use a general purpose one -- without paying for the one-size-tries-to-fit-all mess that is MS. One of the two largest makers of animated films left both Apple and MS and went to Linux -- because neither Apple or MS could keep up with their needs. They now have apps that are better than their competitors because when they have a need they just write the new code. Clean, easy, simple. No way one does that with MS products -- too may contract licensing restrictions. Linux = free non-proprietary freedom. Apple & MS = costly proprietary straitjacket. -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Projects: http://ham-macguyver.bibleseven.com Personal: http://bibleseven.com Note: Both down temporarily due to server change. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
