On 6/18/07, Andrew Coppin < andrewcoppin@btinternet.com> wrote:

Creighton Hogg wrote:
>
>     There are lots of things to like about Linux. It doesn't cost money.
>     It's fast. It's reliable. It's flexible. It's secure.
>
>
> Okay, I'm not sure if I'd agree with the reliable & secure points.  I
> mean, relative to what could be done.  I'm a rank amateur when it
> comes to OS work but when I've looked at recent papers Linux really
> isn't that cutting edge.  I mean, it may be reliable in comparison to
> Windows 98 & has less known exploits than any Windows system, but in
> terms of how good it *could* be I think there's an awful lot of room
> for growth.

Isn't there a lot of room for improvement in *any* product?

Well, I'm not just talking about improvement.  I'm talking about things like capabilities, self-healing kernels, separation kernels, exo kernels, things that may have serious advantages but can't necessarily be strapped on to a preexisting kernel such as Linux.