31 Dec
1997
31 Dec
'97
12:39 p.m.
Er....one question here. I've tried Linux many
times, as well as Minix. From
all of my attempts, I have come to the following conclusion: Linux is not for
doing USEFUL things. The express purpose of Linux is to provide something for
people to recompile. After all, you HAVEN'T seen people doing something on
Linux besides recompiling the kernel and configuring TCP/IP stacks, HAVE YOU?
This has to be flame bait! I guess that old 486 I've got that acts as a
Firewall, IP Masquerader, Appletalk Server, NFS Server, Samba Server, FTP
Server, Web Server, etc. is running something other than Linux? I've also
used it for software testing and development, as well as an X-Terminal. Do
you have any idea of how many businesses are using Linux for work? Get a
clue, Linux is a real and widely used OS that far surpasses many commercial
alternatives!
Zane
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