From: "Paul Ranson" 

Intriguingly WinXP has a 'pause live video' component.

Paul

"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:3dc8f157{at}w3.nls.net...
> 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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