From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Richard Uhtenwoldt" To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: <3aaafc130909220717j55bc4f4br7d63e75c5f3578d5@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:14:06 -0700 Message-Id: <1253650446.7386@localhost> Subject: Re: [9fans] linux stats in last year from linuxcon Topicbox-Message-UUID: 75a23a52-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 J.R. Mauro writes: >Another thing they won't consider is having separate versions for >high-end servers and PCs. I don't understand why Torvalds thinks Linux >has to be all things to all people. the Linux running on a high-end server is probably compiled from the same (evolving over time) source tree as the Linux running on a desktop. but cannot the same be said of Windows now that most desktops run Windows XP or a later version of Windows? cannot the same be said of OS X? Richard Uhtenwoldt http://sonic.net/~sielskr