I saw a bit somewhere that the ISS no longer is using any Windows=20
software, they are now fully Linux.
I have tried Linux several times before without positive results. The=20
latest Distro's are user friendly and offer a wide range of solutions.=20
The underlying nitty-gritty is exposed for those who wish to work close=20
to the code. Software is usually available in "packages" that assure=20
that dependent code gets installed automatically. Overall modularity=20
seems to be the norm.  Usually code lives in its own folder with its own=20
configuration file to set the defaults. The modules are written with=20
mood that is both terse and whimsical. Sometimes the the modules are=20
tied into the system with scripting.  An example: the (aka: SheBang)=20
|#!| syntax used in scripts to indicate an interpreter for execution.
Microsoft has lost control of the industry.

On 5/13/2013 5:38 AM, Chris Roper wrote:

> I will live with unsupported XP or switch to Linux rather than use either=
..

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John Ferrell W8CCW
That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.
P.C. HODGELL
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