There's BSD/Linux code in W2k?How Do You Know?

[RobMc]

I've seen this subject touched upon several times in posts here at LNO, and is this assertion based on: 1. That OS's behavior? 2.
Its configuration?(I'd believe that, because Iwas in my favorite bookstore the other day --computer section--and took up a Windows 2K book, and there was a TON of "BSD/Linux"-ish
configuration stuff..mount points, filesystems, permissions, etc..is that what's meant? My #1 point may sound a bit off but "feel" CAN be a factor in using an OS--the first time I used the 'command prompt' in NT4, just the way the cursor moved(NTFS,too),made me think, DOS with a hangover!
IF it's so(probably)I wish MSoft would just own up instead of all the twit-FUD I hear..one of their top guys (Allchin? I think) said proprietary OS's were more secure;pretty soon after that, Msoft's servers got hacked.
The guys who write for Jay Leno can't even think this stuff up! :eek:

[Jason King]

I dont fully understand what you are talking about but;

MS Probably did take/borrow some kind of Unix/BSD and fold it into their NT/2000 architecture. Most likely the TCP/IP stack and network code, but a lot of stuff came from Lanmanager (before NT) which is pretty evident when you look at certain services eg print server etc.

I still primarily use MS windows 2k/Win98 SE as my desktop/game system and linux as a router/firewall. I think this will change when XP comes in - i dont think much of it.

[miker]

Win2K is a fine desktop OS for an office environment and of course there's loads of games available.

But I still ask, why do I need to be able to play Solitaire on a DHCP server?

And as for WinXP, I once heard that 'XP' could mean 'cross-platform', don't make me laugh!!

So why not just stick with Win2K?

That's another great thing about Linux I feel, you are not forced along the upgrade path. I am a newcomer to full-time Linux (dallied in the past) and now run SuSE 7.1 with KDE 2.1.1 updates, but feel no need to upgrade from 2.2.18 kernel to 2.4.x - I like the way Linux just 'works' (generally), although coming from Win2K to SuSE 7.1 reminds me of some pains I had coming from DOS 6.22 to Windows95 ... not all drivers available, no games, learning curve ...

[Bradmont2]

For me, at least, its not that the updates are manditory, its just that they're not much of a hastle... kernel compiles take me under 10 minutes start to finish (from starting the download to rebooting with the new kernel) and I havn't had a problem yet. Apt, of course, makes everything else a snap to update ;). It's just that you have to go out, buy, pay for, etc... all those 'upgrades' from microsoft. IMHO, their OSes hit peak ~ DOS 5.0. :D