[mdlug] Semi-OT: Another BIG WinVista misstep

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Michael Rudas

> "Driver signing is a failure for Vista"
> <http://windowssecrets.com/comp/070510/#story1>

 One interesting thing is that their signing regime is hurting the
development of 64-bit Vista. Now that 64-bit computing is becoming more
widespread, it'll be interesting to see how much this becomes a self-
inflicted wound for MS.

 Linux has been 64-bit ready for more than a decade now, at *least*
since it was ported to the Alpha ~1995. Almost all Linux software works
on a 64-bit system. If Eric Raymond is right that the 32-to-64-bit
transition will happen rapidly, and decisively, it could drive a very
swift adoption of Linux:

 http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html

 However, I'm not entirely convinced he's got it right:

 http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/2302

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                          (313) 227-2317

 "A rainbow is not 'degraded' by having arisen from 'mere' physical
   processes. Physical processes are *ennobled* by giving rise to
                      such beauty." - Me

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