Re: [ros-kernel] Forward: "ReactOS is too limited"

[Nick D. <nic...@ya...>]

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From: "Stuart Urquhart" <man...@ki...>
To: <rea...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [ros-kernel] Forward: "ReactOS is too limited"


> >>Linux may be good as a web server. Apache is an excellent program, but
> >>people will be able to run the win32 version on ReactOS soon so what
> >>possible use will Linux have then? (except maybe as a firewall - wow!).
> >>
> >
> >You are exagerating here. For management tasks I prefer a commandline
over a
> >GUI. A commandline interface is usually easier to design, and is
therefore
> >often more informative. I really dislike using the mouse, and I feel I am
> >forced to use it in a GUI.
> >Linux is a perfect server-machine, though it has several disadvantages
> >running it as a desktop OS. At home all my files are stored on my Debian
> >server, which is also webserver, mail-server, filewall, router, etc... To
> >work i use a windows machine. More and more often i find myself working
on
> >the server via Putty, because of it's wonderfull commandline interface...
> >
> >What use does a webserver have, wasting it's precious processorcycles on
> >maintaining a desktopwindow? I guess the only enviroment that justifies a
> >GUI (or more specifict to win32, the GDI) is a desktop machine.

> I suppose it depends who you're targetting Reactos for.
> What i'd like to see is Reactos having an option to the end user - Do
> you want the gdi installed/enabled or not? (So if your using reactos as
> a server, the cpu isn't being "hogged" by the gdi)

That's an excellent idea. That way, ROS would be good as a server and for
things like embedded devices, add that to a good GDI/GUI and it's good for
the desktop.

[snip]

> What i find hard is to actually use linux as a dekstop - I just don't
> get the same feeling, and i'm constantly thinking how will i run Windows
> Game X on it, or
> Y program. I simply can't get used to it, and i keep reverting to using
> windows. I'd like to use linux, but i just can't get to grips with it.

The thing is that ReactOS will be like that for a while until everything is
implemented.

Regards,

Nick.

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Nick Date
Bath, England, UK




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