> I have debian and winnt-workstation running on two machines on my desk. > Sure at first glance it appears that linux is faster, but look at all > the services running on NT and what they do for me. If I install new > hardware on my winnt box at least I don't have to compile and link a ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
really ? now winnt doesn't use drivers anymore or what ? most of the time you will have to shutdown once to put the hardware then install the drivers then reboot again. not true ? in linux most of the time you have only to shutdown to insert the hardware after that the modules are your friend.... > new kernel. Another interesting comparision is application installation. > I wonder how many people really prefer to use dselect to the microsoft > way of doing things. me ! at least with dselect i know *exactly* what has been written were, that was only what *I* choose where *I* choose (I often do you see: you can choose the destination, but if you choose something else than Program Files, we don't guarantee....) i can unload software easily and precisely, no left files, etc... So like always M$ products are good to hide things and just put some nice bargraphs telling you it is installing.... it's probably ok for novices. not for advanced users i think. > Both systems to be very stable and reliable. are you talking about the Windows NT made by Microsoft in Redmond ? i'm wondering.... Patrick
