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Microsoft: Stretching the Truth?
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Posted by: TotalRecall
Microsoft is twisting the facts about Windows XP Embedded vs. Linux Embedded in this document, according to a Linux Embedded devoper named Lineo. His response to Microsoft's comparison is here. What I found most interesting about this was the fact that Microsoft has acknowledged the Linux threat, and responded with a swift punch. ZDNet has a summary of this battle:
But this is simply a difference between proprietary software like Microsoft's and open-source software like that in the Linux world, Lineo says. "Linux, unlike a closed operating system, does not need to provide a list of certified drivers. Why? Because with Linux, the source code is open, allowing anyone (you, me, your development team) to fully test and validate the driver in a specific application space," said Beal. "No one has to take the word of a vendor regarding the stability or suitability of their software for a potentially mission-critical application."
The author goes on to state that Microsoft used other fat lies inside the doc. In other Linux news, beta version 2.5.1 of the Linux kernel was released Sunday. (Stable versions end in even numbers, beta versions end in odd numbers.) View the changes here, and download the kernel at Kernel.org. If you experience slow downs, use one of the mirrors.
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