Re: [PLUG] ESR: Last phase of the desktop wars

["Eric S. Raymond via plug" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Rich Freeman via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>:
> And with the amount of forking they'd end up doing, why start with the
> Linux kernel in particular?  Why not pick something that is more
> modular, like just about every modern alternative?

Application base.  The ability to install binaries on Windows from - say -
the Debian repositories would be a a real plus.

All the "modern alternatives" put together don't have a software
ecosystem of even nearly comparable size.
-- 
		<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>


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