> > If the apple desktop was ported to linux i think Microsoft would be > dead in the water. Gnome is crap and kde is buggy. >
It's not the desktop, IMO. It is the entire software stack. From the kernel up though the application layer with a predictable hardware and firmware layer underneath. Even in the days of the buggy Apple firmware, Macs worked exceptionally well because the buggy layer would still act predictably. Desktops are no good if the applications calling them cannot get run reliably. That reliability requires properly functioning layers all throughout the system stack. In the Linux and Windows worlds this is most obvious in the device drivers, particularly with networking. Monocultures are bad. -geoff _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
