[Info-vax] Unix on A DEC Vax?

[MG]

On 20-jan-2013 20:02, ChrisQ wrote:
> Linux is extensively used on desktops for software development as the
> os of choice, with more and more apps by the day.

Many are quite mediocre in my opinion.  Surely, if they weren't,
Windows would've been long dead and Linux would've reigned the
entire PC industry ages ago.


> One of it's greatest strengths is the availability of common user
> interfaces between the various distros and across architectures,
> ranging from x86 to sparc.

(Did you perhaps miss the part where I said I've used Linux for over
~15 or so years?  I know what you can do with it...)


> While I would agree that some distros leave a bit to be desired,
> others like Debian and especially Suse are world class.

Debian?  It's broken as hell!  (Unless you prefer to run ancient
versions from the 'stable' release, which at least is... well,
stable, somewhat.)


> That's without considering the number of web and other servers
> running linux with uptimes of years...

We were talking about the desktop, weren't we...?  But, I rest
my case though!  (Because this is what I've been saying.)

  - MG