Sellam Ismail wrote:
>
> On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Ernest wrote:
>
> > With that in mind, I've wondered for some time if Windows (like Linux)
> > crashes so often because of a lack of user understanding, and poorly
>
> This is the second reference I've seen this week to complaining about
> Linux crashing. I find this to be ludicrous.
>
> Look, if Linux crashes, it's because YOU did something wrong or
> something's wrong with your hardware. Windows just crashes for seemingly
> no good reason. Linux doesn't.
Here I must heatedly disagree with you! Remember that I am a Linux fanatic
but such a statement is blatantly incorrect. I can, by using Netscape,
crash any Linux! Just hold down the Page Up or Page down on certain HTML
documents and the system will lock up hard. Only a reset will clear it.
This isn't the fault of Linux but it is the fault of Netscape. Netscape
leaks memory like sieve (sp?). BTW: holding down a key until something
crashes is what programmers who worked with me called the "brick test".
I used to take a book or a brick and place it on the keyboard. If after
5 minutes the application didn't blow up they passed phase 1 of testing.
The Windows part is very true! I have a machine which has 32M of RAM
and a 2G disk with W95 and I save my work often as everything teaters
on the border of failure.
Tech support's response to the problem, when am I going to upgrade the
hardware? Hmmm, I can still run Linux on my 386SX (with the blown
keyboard controller). Why should I have to upgrade to get stablity?
> So people, please. Don't blame your own shortcomings on Linux.
Agreed! But I will blame Microsoft for many of their crashing problems.
An OS should try real hard at not crashing if an App goes awry. Linux
is not immune but I sometimes think that Microsoft doesn't even try
anymore. And yes I know it's difficult to test everything but that's
the price you pay for being #1 (I didn't say best).
BTW: Linux will stress your hardware severely. If your hardware isn't up
snuff Linux will cause it to fail. But (in the same breath) Linux can
easily run on systems where older versions of Windows will fail to run.
I can build a base Linux that will fit on a 50M disk (with swap). Heck
I can run my 3B2 on that (sorry no Linux for the 3B2).
Sellam, this wasn't direct at you. It came from years (~15) supporting
Microsoft products and other OS's. I've lived through Lan Mangler 3.5
with OSI (I hate Domains!) though the various erosion of various protocols
bent towards Microsoft's use (and away from every one else's if they
don't use Microsoft).
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Received on Thu Oct 19 2000 - 00:48:06 BST