While other operating systems can be said to be System V compatible - which linux isn't - they tend also to differ in many major ways (from each other) which creates a problem of interoperability for developers and traditionalist users alike.
I think fedora and not only fedora - but the fedora repositories offer a complete way in which to use the platform in any capability - development, workstation use, or system servers without having to worry as much about underlying security and upgrade issues as have had to in the past. While fedora isn't responsible for much of this, I think the distribution has started at a time where this is the main benefit of using linux as a platform for any of these tasks over other operating systems which are still a huge manual workload just to keep things running.
I would suggest however that System V compliance would make any version of linux a good choice for anyone anywhere - if it were possible with the GNU framework - I'm no expert on the law involved.
TheFinn.
Pierre-Philipp Braun wrote:
Experienced users and developpers,
I'm writing an essay for the University of Paris V / Ergonomics Lab concerning the learning mediums for future experts. The aim of this email is to collect testimonies.
Please answer as soon as possible (immediately), the dead-line for this survey is Monday 30 August 2004 included (UTC). I think the best is to reply this email to me only, not the mailing-list and wait for the result (the essay). Your answers may or may not be directly quoted in the essay, and will be kept anonymous unless prior authorization.
Question -------- Do you consider the Fedora Project as an efficient way for future experts to learn to use software, maintain networks and to program ? And why ?
Thanks
Pierre-Philipp
