Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 00:58:43 -0500 From: Simon Morton <simon.morton@verizon.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Feeding the Troll (Was: freebsd as a desktop ?) Message-ID: <3C05CE93.6010508@verizon.net> References: <15365.11290.211107.464324@guru.mired.org> <006101c17854$c6aa2570$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C0574C4.3040001@verizon.net> <016e01c17889$23dfd990$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C05BD9D.4000909@verizon.net> <01c601c17896$12bbf560$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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Anthony Atkielski wrote: >>More to the point: you have stated yourself that >>UNIX-like systems are suited for server applications >>(no interactive users) and time-sharing applications >>(multiple interactive users). >> > Yes, although server applications are still interactive from the OS standpoint. > I believe the superiority of UNIX in these domains is widely acknowledged. > >>You have failed to provide a single concrete >>justification for your contention that a system >>supporting exactly one interactive user requires >>a radically different architecture from one that >>supports both 0 (less than one) and n (more >>than one.) >> > Interesting that you accept the first statement without comment, but you want > "justification" for the second. Odd that you have two different standards of > proof--based perhaps on what you prefer to believe? Well I think we are consuming enough bandwidth as it is without demanding justification for things we both agree on. I have been trying (without success I might add) to get you to explain the inconsistency in your position. If UNIX is good for 0 users (server) and 2 users (time-sharing), why is it no good for 1 user? What is so special about the number 1? That is my last word on the subject. I'm sure most people on the list are beyond fed up with this thread by now. I know I am. Simon -- http://www.SimonMorton.com smorton at acm dot org \rm -rf /bin/laden To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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