Re: [BLACKBOX] Seasoned Linux.

From: [at]} <Chris>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:55:40 +1030

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>From: BlackBox [mailto:BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
>gunnar bernhardt (VDI)
>Sent: Wednesday, 19 January 2011 6:06 AM
>To: BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
>Subject: Re: [BLACKBOX] Seasoned Linux.
>
>c) 'What distribution / Linux Version do I use...'
>-> This is the exact reason I shy away from Linux / BSD. It may be
> necessary for targetting anything besides i386/i64, but it is
>still far from being pleasant.
>

Good question! This issue poses particular problems for an application
developer like myself. Been there; done that! In my Unix developer days we
had to maintain our system on multiple flavours of Unix: SCO Xenix, SCO
Unix, SunOS, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, ICL something or other and probably a few
others I have forgotten. Each had their own quirks and idiosyncracies. For
many years there was the promise of a 'Unified Unix' but it never happened.
Cross-platform compatibility? What a joke! It was a nightmare for developers
and tech support depts.

Fast forward 20 years and as far as I can see, Linux has inherited this Unix
'feature' as well as all the others. Ubuntu? Debian? Redhat? Fedora? SUSE,
openSUSE? Mandriva? Gentoo? Slackware? Yggdrasil? Knoppix? Devil-Linux?
Sidux? Kanotix? UserOS? etc. etc?

On top of that there are additional desktop environments to support. Gnome?
KDE? Something else?

I can understand how this appeals to some people e.g. those who have more
time on their hands than money in their pockets; those who spend more time
under their car than behind the wheel etc.

The Oberon OS / BlackBox concept of cross-platform capability (i.e. a
complete operating environment hosted on a variety of platforms) is an
interesting one that works excellently when *everything* (or at least
*most*) you want to do can be isolated to the environment with only limited
access to the host's features. Unfortunately, that is often not the case.

Regards,
Chris

Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.cfbsoftware.com

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