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[Lithos]

RH 4.5, 1997? 2.0 Kernel? That does go back a bit. I'm a neophyte in comparison having started back in 1999 with a copy of SuSE 6.1

Sure, Linux has a few unpolished applications, but then again so does MS. The real issue is actually which software development methodology is better in the long run. For the most part OSS has shown itself superior in creating code with fewer defects and faster implementation. Even Apple recognized this and borrowed extensively from the BSD micro-kernel architecture in OS X. Funnily enough, Apple did in about two years with OS X what MS has not been able to do in 5 years with Vista - namely do a complete rewrite while supporting backward compatibility. And given the huge announcement of major rewrites and delays, it seems that MS is lacking something somewhere in their methodology and hence the final quality.

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