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by darrynmarr1979

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as long as im here, can anyone answer me this?

in ten years time, are we going to see a software revolution? more and more people are using Unix based systems now rather than xp due the massive amounts of improvements done to the basic system over the last 10 years. Does anyone think, assuming Unix developers have the money, that Unix itself will one day take over from Microsoft as the primary OS software distributer for the world? assuming of course that might facts are right and Microsoft is indeed the primary distributer!

just something else to tickle your fancy, although Linux was created and distributed using the GNU General Public License, does anyone think that 1 day this operating system will grow to its full potential and somehow emcompass both Unix and Microsoft? especially since Linux is being used on more and more server based systems?

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by jaqui

unix was around long before microsoft even started.
it is a far older os, designed from day one for networking and multitasking, with security as a major concideration.

unix itself is a commercial os, as is winders.
it's one of the original mainframe os options.
gnu-linux, a clone of unix for pc architecture, is now one of the os options with mainframes.

how is it a revolution to go back to the os used in offices originally?

until the gnu-gpl is not percieved, rightly or wrongly, as being able to force software to become gnu-gpl gnu-linux will be hampered.

people don't want to have to change applications, like gimp instead of photoshop.
adobe will be leary of porting when there is a perception that they will lose commercial license.

by dafe2

Unix has been arround forever & is still the most solid, secure & revered platform going.

Linux is only arround because of GNU...........you get what you pay for.

by jdclyde

More companies have computers today than ten years ago. Most come default with one nasty flavor or another of Windows on it. MS also has spend (unlike Unix vendors) a lot of money on advertising for public awareness.

Back when Win95 came out, it was a big event with doors opening at midnight. People that knew nothing about computers knew what Windows 95 was (or at least had heard the name) and people go with the name they know.

When people got connected to the Internet, the ease of use of a Windows PC started to conflict with the need for security. After multiple claims by MicroSoft that their systems are secure, only to have many major exploits announced within a week or so of the fixes people are starting to learn this is not a good solution.

When you have a business where the systems HAVE to stay up and secure, Windows is not the answer.

So I feel it is more Windows declining in popularity that is adding strength to the *nix OS's again.

Then with the addition of plug-n-play compatablity and a GUI, makes linux more attractive all the time.

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