thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx did eloquently scribble:
> John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Sure, in 2003, the Linux kernel was superior.
>>
>> But now?
>>
>> With Vista and OSX...what are the advantages?
> - runs on many platforms
> - faster network stack
> - better multi-tasking
> - source code is available to everyone
> - large pool of developer talent
> - costs nothing
> Did I miss anything?
- Better hardware support
- Far better security model
- Kernel space does not include GUI by default (although little bits of the
GUI in the form of nvidia drivers may be used if needed)
- almost infinitely customisable, from a very slim single purpose to
supporting almost everything.
- Many available filesystems and hard disk partition formats available
(from old stuff like minix, fat12, amiga, etc, to advanced like xfs)
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