--- In [email protected], "Rob" <sun408b@...> wrote: > > Anyone know why windows use so many files just to keep the OS going and so > bloated? Windows may be more user friendly than Linux do to Linux and Unix > uses alot of command line and was built more for security where by windows > for the average person. > > > > The under line of files of windows is messy and loads self every where and > very bloated with windows vista and windows 7 very much so. > > I'm not sure if Linux /Mac OS X is like this or not . > > > I know windows needs to support alot more software and hardwar but is that > not where drivers come in for the hardware. > > And programmers need to write the software for windows or Linux / Mac OS X. >
First off Linux uses plenty of files for its internal operation. Just one place where Linux stores system files: spot:/etc# ls -lR | wc -l 3474 and another: spot:/dev# ls -lR | wc -l 479 I guess this isn't too bad: spot:/boot# ls -lR | wc -l 27 I wouldn't want to check the machine upstairs though that uses grub2 Does /usr/src/linux count? Secondly Linux supports far MORE hardware than Microsoft EVER will! http://tldp.org/FAQ/Linux-FAQ/kernel.html As far as software goes I am not sure which platform has more. I know I've compiled code written in the 70s and ran it on some of my Linux machines though. It took a bit of porting but I got it to run. So I think you have Linux and Windows confused. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
