Re: Is Linux really faster than MS Windows ?

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On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 10:39:46 AM -0500, mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: 

> On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 12:52:56PM +0100, M. Fioretti wrote:
> > Saying that "in the linux world, bootup still is such a small slice of
> > the pie" is a sure way to keep linux confined in the server/hackers
> > for hacking pleasure niche. Whether one cares is another thing, of
> > course.
> 
> Yes, it is. And ensuring that this thinking stays in place is the only
> thing that will *keep* Linux more secure, more stable, and so on, than
> other operating systems. :-)

I really hope that Linux remains more secure, stable etc.... But it
won't happen _because_ it keeps thousands of non-geeks users wasting
electricity and leaving holes open because a longer uptime seems cool
to have. Nor will they ever switch to something that takes much longer
to boot.

Marco

-- 
Marco Fioretti                    mfioretti, at the server mclink.it
Red Hat & Fedora for low memory   http://www.rule-project.org/

THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF SUCCESS THAT CAN COMPENSATE FOR FAILURE
AT HOME.


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