__/ [ Kelsey Bjarnason ] on Friday 19 January 2007 18:44 \__
> [snips]
>
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:34:50 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> On hardware support:
>>
>> Kernel Comparison for Linux (2.6.18) verses Windows (2003 R2)
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Architectures: Linux Windows
>> | PC x86 Y Y
>> | PC AMD64 Y Y
>> | PC IA-64 Y Y
>> | Alpha Y N
>> | PPC Y N
>> | PPC64 Y N
>> | SPARC32 Y N
>> | SPARC64 Y N
>> | ARM Y N
>> | HP PA-RISC Y N
>> | Motorola 680x0 Y N
>> | MIPS Y N
>> | MIPS (DEC) Y N
>> | PowerPC Y N
>> | IBM S/390 Y N
>> | others Y N
>> | Cell Y N
>> `----
>
> Now now. You know full well that Windows, not Linux, has "better hardware
> support". We're told this constantly by the Wintrolls. After all,
> Windows runs on a sixth of the platforms, keeps losing support for
> existing devices and can't even install on hardware it used to work on
> just fine. Obviously, Windows has better hardware support. Now if we
> could get them to start supporting _more_ hardware, that would mean
> something.
Here's a parable... sort of...
Windows is a baboon is a cage full of chimpanzees (which are more
intelligent, I think).
Linux is a homo sapient in a large zoo, or a safari.
The baboon cannot cope with the real world, but as long as it's surrounded by
stupid moneys (including OEMs) then it can get along.
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