Heh, well if you approach it objectively... Linux is based upon Unix. Unix was developed a long, long time ago. As they moved to becoming the entirely modern operating system that it is today, Linux had to get its ideas from somewhere. They haven't come up with anything original, and everything they have ever done has been done somewhere else first. I know some people will react reflexivly against that idea, and I welcome you to bring to the table any sort of revolutionary innovation I've missed that originiated in Linux. Overall, Linux is very conservative and picks up the best features from other operating systems. Thanks to the current environment where ideas are considered "intellectual property" and trademarked, that's bound to cause some trouble.
"They haven't come up with anything original ... bring to the table any sort of revolutionary innovation I've missed"
It's a bit of a jump from "anything original" to "revolutionary innovation". What revolutionary innovations has Microsoft brought? Certainly not a windowed operating system. (hint: it doesn't count if they just bought a smaller company and assimilated their I.P.)
Just saying, how about offering some proof to the contrary before laying down a challenge.
Why don't you give us a list of the revolutionary ideas MS has brought to the table when it comes to operating system architecture and design? Heck, feel free to include computer languages too, and feel free to go up to the Vista if you need to. Please provide a list, thanks!
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otakucode @ Nov 19th 2006 9:02PM
Heh, well if you approach it objectively... Linux is based upon Unix. Unix was developed a long, long time ago. As they moved to becoming the entirely modern operating system that it is today, Linux had to get its ideas from somewhere. They haven't come up with anything original, and everything they have ever done has been done somewhere else first. I know some people will react reflexivly against that idea, and I welcome you to bring to the table any sort of revolutionary innovation I've missed that originiated in Linux. Overall, Linux is very conservative and picks up the best features from other operating systems. Thanks to the current environment where ideas are considered "intellectual property" and trademarked, that's bound to cause some trouble.
Yem @ Nov 19th 2006 9:23PM
"They haven't come up with anything original ... bring to the table any sort of revolutionary innovation I've missed"
It's a bit of a jump from "anything original" to "revolutionary innovation". What revolutionary innovations has Microsoft brought? Certainly not a windowed operating system. (hint: it doesn't count if they just bought a smaller company and assimilated their I.P.)
Just saying, how about offering some proof to the contrary before laying down a challenge.
ElCapitanAmerica @ Nov 19th 2006 9:28PM
otakucode;
Why don't you give us a list of the revolutionary ideas MS has brought to the table when it comes to operating system architecture and design? Heck, feel free to include computer languages too, and feel free to go up to the Vista if you need to. Please provide a list, thanks!
Alexander @ Nov 19th 2006 9:36PM
Since Microsoft basically took the idea from Xerox, we should all be thanking EVERYBODY for being able to devolop similar ideas their own way.
Everybody is just copying everybody else--it's all a matter of what you like the best.
guilt+1 @ Nov 20th 2006 9:42AM
Linux is NOT based on UNIX. It was and is a "unix like" OS. Developed from the ground up.