Combuster wrote:
That is the one and only reason ReactOS or windows is to be preferred. The rest has nothing to do with the subject.
ABI stability may be one of the most familiar drawbacks of Linux, but not the only one. Additionally, it's a stretch to say that "Linux is not well suited to 8 and 16-bit microcontrollers" has nothing to do with the subject of whether Linux is well suited to all applications.
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In particular, these are nonsense claims when it comes to using or not using Linux:
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Projects incompatible with the GPL
Processors with unusual architectures that would require significant porting efforts.
Operating systems that strictly serve as execution environments for bytecode interpreters.
I don't think it's nonsense..
- Projects incompatible with the GPL: I'm aware of several efforts where GPL code was not allowed to avoid having to meet GPL obligations.
- Processors with unusual architectures that would require significant porting efforts: custom soft processors in FPGAs, architectures without C compilers, move-triggered architectures, reversible computing architectures, etc.
- Operating systems that strictly serve as execution environments for bytecode interpreters: verified code platforms, Javacard implementations, SDR platforms, etc.