On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, Mike Smith wrote:

> Is Linux really the perfect solution in a GUI world?  I'm aware of
> X-Windows, but does it have the diversity of apps that Windows has?
> Does it *never* have problems when a badly behaved app crashes?  Somehow I
> doubt this.  The original internet trojan horse took advantage of some holes
> in unix.  Its unreasonable to expect that all bugs in unix have been fixed -
> just like its unreasonable to expect this in NT - a much newer os.  I expect
> that when NT reaches the current age of unix, the kind of problems we are
> experiencing will be fixed (and replaced with newer, more subtle ones! <g>)

        X is good enough for NASA.  I can't say the apps are as pretty and
user friendly as Windows apps, it's definately not for everyone.  With
Windows, people have come to live with and expect their programs to crash.
Microsoft makes great word processors, but they don't care if they crash,
or if the OS allows them to.  New versions mean more money.

        Sure, give Microsoft plenty of time to get their operating systems
working right, in the mean time kids are making Unix clones that are much
more stable and secure than Windows NT.

Maybe MS will have better luck on the Mac :)

--
Philip Lalone
Alpha-X Development