[ros-kernel] A bit of perspective

[Frank D. Engel, Jr.]

Of *anything* on the market to date, the Mac is the ultimate consumer
experience, particularly now with MacOS X.  A completed ROS will likely
have its place, and it will be great if it manages to "nurse" some
people off of the M$ mentality, but ultimately, my own hope would be
for that company to simply disappear from the market.  They are a bad
influence on the computing industry.

--- Jeff Smith <beta_guy at telus.net> wrote:
> I noticed he didn't endorse ReactOS at all :-P
> 
> typical Linux geeks thinking that the only alternative solution to MS
> is
> Linux lol (this is coming from a guy who was once a Linux geek) :-)
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Tabor"
> <jimtabor at adsl-64-217-116-74.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net>
> To: "ReactOS Kernel List" <ros-kernel at reactos.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [ros-kernel] A bit of perspective
> 
> 
> > Vizzini wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > In case anyone has forgotten why this project is critical,
> RedHat's CEO
> > > summarizes it perfectly:
> > >
> > > ------
> > >
> > > Matthew Szulik, chief executive of Linux vendor Red Hat, said on
> Monday
> > > that although Linux is capable of exceeding expectations for
> corporate
> > > users, home users should stick with Windows: "I would say that
> for the
> > > consumer market place, Windows probably continues to be the right
> > > product line," he said.
> >
> > Yeah, Toy ware, play games, mp3 music, burn dvd's, and edit home
> videos.
> >
> > >  "I would argue that from the device-driver
> > > standpoint and perhaps some of the other traditional
> functionality, for
> > > that classic consumer purchaser, it is my view that (Linux)
> technology
> > > needs to mature a little bit more."
> > >
> > > ------
> > >
> > > ReactOS is uniquely positioned in the Free Software world because
> of its
> > > native support for Windows drivers and applications.  Wine is a
> great
> > > way for linux people to run windows software, but it will never
> quite
> > > work right in the end due the fundamentally different kernel and
> os
> > > architecture it is sitting on.  The story is at least as
> complicated for
> > > drivers.
> >
> > Ah! Yes!
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Next time someone asks you, "What is the point of ReactOS when
> there is
> > > Linux?" remind them of this.
> > >
> > > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5101690.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  -Vizzini
> > >
> > >
> > Good point!
> > James
> >
> >
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Frank D. Engel, Jr.

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