On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 09:49:32PM -0800, Bruce Burhans wrote: > Someone asked me what the difference between Windows and Linux was, > and I presumed to answer: > > Windows grew out of the work of self-involved gameplayers, and > Linux grew out of the work of people > concerned with using the computer to make the world a better place. > > That's my impression, anyway.
Not really :) IMHO, Windows grew out of MS-DOS with influence of Apple OS. AFAICT, Linux grew out of need for an _affordable_ and free POSIX kernel so that you don't have to spend billions just to run UNIX like OS. - Adam
