Kyle Edbauer wrote:
>
> On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Fred A. Miller wrote:
>
> > Richard, truly, Linux is Linux. The ONLY difference is the "goodies"
> > shipped with each distribution, including an installation utility.
> > The "down side" of Linux is it's open source code, allowing those
> > social misfits to break into a Linux system, however, one of the BEST
> > things about Linux, is the open source, because fixes are VERY
> > quick!! NT, for example, has more holes than Swiss cheese, but there
> > are very few beyond MickySoft who know what they are!!! Linux STILL
> > is the MOST secure AND stable OS available...period, bar none!!
> >
> > Fred
>
> Wow, someones pretty excited about linux. There are a couple other open
> source OS's out there. And there are OS's that are even more stable than
> linux. IBM's AS400 mainframes have an uptime of over 99%. I work with
> HPUX systems that have been up for years without a reboot. For a secure
> OS, you might want to check out http://www.openbsd.org. Another
> opensource OS that focuses on security. Freebsd is another opensource
> OS that tends to be even more stable and definitely better organized
> than linux. Linux definitely has merits -- numerous free apps and support
> for all types of hardware, and I think that SuSE is a wonderful
> distribution. But there are other options available.
NOT for the Intel platform, there aren't, IMHO. The ONLY exception is
QNX, however, there are so few apps available for it, it's not a
consideration.
Fred
--
"Slicker 'n Willie Lube".......and that's doin some!
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