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Quoth · 07-28-2024, 03:31 PM

Cf
Mac OS 9 and various Mac OS X versions (since 2002), 68000, PowerPC, x86-32, x86-64, ARM/Apple Silicon etc. Only available for Apple hardware, so easy!

NT 3.xx, NT 4.0 NT 5.x, Vista/Win7, Win8, Win1x
Itanium, MIPS, PowerPC, Alpha, Alpha64, x86-32, x86-64, ARM32 & 64
Legacy BIOS vs UEFI boot. Bitlocker, Patch Tuesday, forced reboots.
Don't even think about W32s/Win3.x, Win9x, WinME. You buy it for particular HW, or built-in to bought system. Less and less choice of GUI appearance and vanishing features. Runs some signs and Point of Sale and ATM, but badly.
Hardly anyone buys retail windows now. The OEM figures out the install.

Linux: Runs routers, TVs, set-boxes, laptops, servers, industrial controllers. POS, signage, spacecraft. No single organisation, so choices (X, Wayland, SystemV, Systemd, rpm, deb, flatpack, snap, multiple desktops—KDE, Gnome, Unitiy, MATE, Ice, XFCE, etc). Runs on Macs and Windows PCs and systems that run neither). Paid or free. Pre-installed or DIY.

Till about Win8 release, basically MS Windows was a better choice for the Desktop, but Linux overtook Windows as a better Server solution after Server 2003 (very bloated compared with Server 2000), for many.

Some people need Mac OS. Some need Windows. With Linux there are choices.
I'm using Windows GUI since 1991, NT since 1994, Linux seriously since 1998. Linux can be messy, but the Libxcb cursor issue tiny compared to trying to install XP on SATA (NT 4.0 would have been simpler, but MS removed the interupt install to add boot drivers, so you had to slipstream an install CD). Or XP / Win7 / Win10 installing wrong drivers always for particular Wacom or external Creative USB audio, or Win10 update multiple times disabling tablet sound driver and SD card driver. Or just Windows Update now. Last snafu was the recovery partition size bug.

Sometimes Linux is messy, but you can have more than one desktop installed, or add one via console if your GUI is broken. People have had loads of greif on Windows AND Linux from 3D accelerator drivers.

There hasn't been much Windows consistency since 2006. Mac has become a minefield of abandoned OS supports and inconsistent vs x86-64, M1, M2, M3 etc.

The advantage of Linux (and difficulty) is the wildly different distributions.

07-28-2024, 03:31 PM	#45
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,553 Karma: 108666825 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Cf Mac OS 9 and various Mac OS X versions (since 2002), 68000, PowerPC, x86-32, x86-64, ARM/Apple Silicon etc. Only available for Apple hardware, so easy! NT 3.xx, NT 4.0 NT 5.x, Vista/Win7, Win8, Win1x Itanium, MIPS, PowerPC, Alpha, Alpha64, x86-32, x86-64, ARM32 & 64 Legacy BIOS vs UEFI boot. Bitlocker, Patch Tuesday, forced reboots. Don't even think about W32s/Win3.x, Win9x, WinME. You buy it for particular HW, or built-in to bought system. Less and less choice of GUI appearance and vanishing features. Runs some signs and Point of Sale and ATM, but badly. Hardly anyone buys retail windows now. The OEM figures out the install. Linux: Runs routers, TVs, set-boxes, laptops, servers, industrial controllers. POS, signage, spacecraft. No single organisation, so choices (X, Wayland, SystemV, Systemd, rpm, deb, flatpack, snap, multiple desktops—KDE, Gnome, Unitiy, MATE, Ice, XFCE, etc). Runs on Macs and Windows PCs and systems that run neither). Paid or free. Pre-installed or DIY. Till about Win8 release, basically MS Windows was a better choice for the Desktop, but Linux overtook Windows as a better Server solution after Server 2003 (very bloated compared with Server 2000), for many. Some people need Mac OS. Some need Windows. With Linux there are choices. I'm using Windows GUI since 1991, NT since 1994, Linux seriously since 1998. Linux can be messy, but the Libxcb cursor issue tiny compared to trying to install XP on SATA (NT 4.0 would have been simpler, but MS removed the interupt install to add boot drivers, so you had to slipstream an install CD). Or XP / Win7 / Win10 installing wrong drivers always for particular Wacom or external Creative USB audio, or Win10 update multiple times disabling tablet sound driver and SD card driver. Or just Windows Update now. Last snafu was the recovery partition size bug. Sometimes Linux is messy, but you can have more than one desktop installed, or add one via console if your GUI is broken. People have had loads of greif on Windows AND Linux from 3D accelerator drivers. There hasn't been much Windows consistency since 2006. Mac has become a minefield of abandoned OS supports and inconsistent vs x86-64, M1, M2, M3 etc. The advantage of Linux (and difficulty) is the wildly different distributions. Last edited by Quoth; 07-28-2024 at 03:36 PM.