From: jliddle@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Jean Liddle) Subject: Re: Linux vs. the world Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1992 00:13:44 GMT
In article <1992Aug7.213050.26414@crd.ge.com> davidsen@crd.ge.com (bill davidsen) writes:
>| There's a world of difference. In my view (I used to use Interactive
>| Unix) Linux is very comparable to commercial *nises, and surpasses
>| them in many areas. But with the rate Linux is improving, I have
>| no doubt that it will be the best available *nix for the 386 soon.
>
> I think you let your enthusiasm run away with you there...
In what way? When I was working at Bayer last summer one group was using
SCO unix. The compiler couldn't even handle floating point numbers
correctly, and unless you had purchased support, no free fixes were
forthcomming. Furthermore, the system crashed more than once/day.
Linux, despite its few bugs, is much, much more stable (even with
patches every week or so!). There is no question in my mind that linux
is better than SCO unix - I can't comment on other unises, but I don't
think the comments made before were someone's "enthusiasm" running away
with them...
just my .02 worth
Jean.
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