Semack.Net - Stability Is Not Just A Function Of The Operating System
Having the OS supplier write all the drivers is the best way to guarantee quality and stability, but puts a huge burden on them. Even Microsoft couldn't afford to write every Windows driver in-house. Is there a better solution?
Well yes there is. Have the source code available.
The problem is that the story starts in a mis-leading way
Crashes in Windows are not necessarily caused by Microsoft's code. If your Windows system blue-screens, the problem is most likely not a Windows bug. If you do encounter such a system-stopping crash, it is most likely either a faulty device driver, or a defective hardware. The same is true for Linux, or most other OSes.
What is missing is a comparison between the number of blue screen windows crashes and crashes on Linux. In my experience Linux simply does not crash. In 5 years, on many machines Linux has crashed less than Windows XP does each month.
Linux is not perfect, but it does have a better way to improve stability - open the source code.
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