From: "Robert Comer" 

> Looks a lot like "deja vu all over again" to me.  That list would have
done
> just fine for OS/2 ca. 1992/93 or thenabouts as well.

You go that right.

> Whether you believe it or not, I really do not have anything against
Linux,
> but I *AM* struck by the remarkable similarities between the situation of
> Linux today and that of OS/2 in the early '90s.

One *big* difference, it's not up to IBM marketing for it to grow.

> Perhaps it will turn out differently this time, but I do not yet see any
> very compelling reasons (unless one just happens to hate BillG & Co.) to
> expect that it will.

Maybe, maybe not, it's hard to tell.

- Bob Comer


"William F. Zachmann"  wrote
in message news:3f15713e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Joe,
>
> Looks a lot like "deja vu all over again" to me.  That list would have
done
> just fine for OS/2 ca. 1992/93 or thenabouts as well.
>
> Whether you believe it or not, I really do not have anything against
Linux,
> but I *AM* struck by the remarkable similarities between the situation of
> Linux today and that of OS/2 in the early '90s.
>
> Perhaps it will turn out differently this time, but I do not yet see any
> very compelling reasons (unless one just happens to hate BillG & Co.) to
> expect that it will.
>
> All the best,
>
> will
>
>
> "Joe Barr"  wrote in message
> news:pan.2003.07.16.12.48.15.821097{at}pjprimer.com...
> >
> >
> > Here are the top ten results from the poll on what Linux needs that was
> > conducted here and on a couple of newsgroups.  Thanks to all who played.
> >
> > 1. Applications
> > 2. Ease of use
> > 3. OS preloaded with desktop hardware
> > 4/5 (tie) Drivers and Games
> > 6. Name recognition
> > 7. Easier installation of applications
> > 8. Better Microsoft Office file filters
> > 9. Better documentation
> > 10. Hot plug-and-play
> >
> > The full story is at:
> > http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/07/14/181225.shtml?tid=23
> >
> > --
> >
>
>

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