From: "Adam Flinton" 

I think it's Linux. I can check to be sure but I think Pace put either
Linux or RiscOS in.

Adam

"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
news:3dc85d2e{at}w3.nls.net...
> I'm obviously looking at it from a general purpose pov. Why would you
bring
> up embedded applications? Do you know what the Sky+ OS is?
>
> Paul
>
> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:3dc84bfe$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > hummm...it depends. If what **you** want is stable then it is. 2
examples:
> >
> > The Sky+ box & the Tivo.
> >
> > People ain't gonna do apt-get on their sky+ box.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
> news:3dc82384{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > The point is stability. Linux isn't anything like feature complete yet
> so
> > > stability isn't an option.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > "Adam Flinton" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3dc81cb8{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > Nope. The average user can sign up to something like a
"Windows
> update"
> > in
> > > > just the same way. Some dists will prefer to go latest
& greatest &
> some
> > > > will go for stability (i.e. security patches only).
> > > >
> > > > e.g the Corp version of Red Hat works with 18 month
release cycles.
> > > >
> > > > The point is choice. With Windows whether you don't want any
upgrades
> > for
> > > 2
> > > > years or every 6 months you have no choice in the
matter. With Linux
> per
> > > se
> > > > you can look at say Debian if you want stability vs say
Mandrake if
> you
> > > want
> > > > latest & greatest. What is more if the dist decides
on an 18 month
> > release
> > > > cycle they still gain all the advantages of the other distribs
> releasing
> > &
> > > > building code etc.
> > > >
> > > > Adam
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "David N. Barnett" 
wrote in message
> > > > news:gs4gsu0rf0lla0h30f703l9blha6g960ko{at}4ax.com...
> > > > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 15:53:12 -0000, "Adam Flinton"
> > > > >  wrote in message
:
> > > > >
> > > > > | Distrib A does well on this but poorly on this
so...all the
other
> > > > distribs
> > > > > | nick the good bits & work on the poor bits
etc.etc. & then
release
> > so
> > > > that
> > > > > | their distrib B does well on this but poorly on
this so.....all
> the
> > > > other
> > > > > | distribs nick the good bits & work on the
poor bits etc.etc. &
> then
> > > > release
> > > > > | so that their distrib C does well on this but
poorly on this
> > > so.....all
> > > > the
> > > > > | other distribs nick the good bits & work on
the poor bits
etc.etc.
> &
> > > > then
> > > > > | release so that their distrib D does well on
this but poorly on
> this
> > > > > | so.....all the other distribs nick the good bits
& work on the
> poor
> > > bits
> > > > > | etc.etc. & then release so that their
distrib E does well on
this
> > but
> > > > poorly
> > > > > | on this so.....all the other distribs nick the
good bits & work
on
> > the
> > > > poor
> > > > > | bits etc.etc. & then release so that their
distrib F does well
on
> > this
> > > > but
> > > > > | poorly on this so.....all the other distribs
nick the good bits
&
> > work
> > > > on
> > > > > | the poor bits etc.etc. & then release so
that their distrib G
does
> > > well
> > > > on
> > > > > | this but poorly on this so.....all the other
distribs nick the
> good
> > > bits
> > > > &
> > > > > | work on the poor bits etc.etc. & then
release so that their
> distrib
> > H
> > > > does
> > > > > | well on this but poorly on this so.....all the
other distribs
nick
> > the
> > > > good
> > > > > | bits & work on the poor bits etc.etc. &
then release so that
their
> > > > distrib I
> > > > > | does well on this but poorly on this so.....all the other
distribs
> > > nick
> > > > the
> > > > > | good bits & work on the poor bits etc.etc.
& then release so
that
> > > their
> > > > > | distrib A does well on this but poorly on this so.....
> > > > >
> > > > > This is what will continue to scare the average
punter away from
> Linux
> > > > > and toward the known-quantity monopoly OS.
> > > > >
> > > > > --dnb
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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