Mat Branyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I feel that the article was horribly off, full of fud-like statements. > Linux does have a central organization. Correct me if I am wrong, but > Linus points to the direction in which Linux will go. They work on > drivers as they come out as well, but do not always have influence in > their design as Microsoft does.
Linus only cares about the kernel. He doesn't care about userspace. that means KDE and Gnome and the like are not part of his view. It's a pragmatic and deliberate decision on his part and I believe Linux benefits from his laser-like focus on the kernel. > The other part of the core OS is done by the GNU organization. They > maintain all the command line "cruft" that gives you control when other > parts of your operating system are non functional. Windows even tries > to have a "Safe Mode" that uses a minimal driver set when something goes > wrong. You can consider command line a super safe mode. GNU utilities are typically on linux (and just about any other unixish OS these days) but they're only part of the equation. GNU does not drive apache, gnome, KDE, sendmail or thousands of other software projects. I consider command line "the right way to do it". Windows development seems to assume a perfect set of conditions, ie. you will always have a graphical environment. Unix development takes a different view. Some people call 30+ years of development a mature evolution. Others call it "cruft". To each his own I suppose. The article is a rarity these days. That kind of FUD was typically delivered a couple of years ago. these days, most journalists recognize Linux as a serious OS that does real work in the real world. -- Scott Harney<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "...and one script to rule them all."
