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@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ including bootloader, kernel, shell, window manager, package manager, etc.
The term "Windows" refers to modern versions of Microsoft Windows NT,
including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
Many of the same arguments in favor of Linux also apply to the BSD family of operating systems
Many of the same arguments in favor of Linux also apply to the BSD family of operating systems
(and POSIX-compliant operating systems in general),
but unfortunately I am not familiar enough with any of them to comment specifically.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ The `BartPE LiveCD building program`_ is 3rd party software that will run on any
but it is `only able to make`_ a LiveCD for Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.
.. _BartPE LiveCD building program: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BartPE
.. _only able to make: http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22258
.. _only able to make: http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22258
There is also the `WinBuilder`_ project,
which is the closest to a fully-functional LiveCD of modern Windows versions,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ it's `4096 chars in typical kernels and filesystems`_.
You can check it by running::
$ getconf PATH_MAX /
However, `this limit is not enforced`_ by any filesystems that Linux runs on,
and consequently some ``libc`` implementations were for a while `susceptible to buffer overflow`_ when trying to resolve canonical file paths.
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ First, an `anonymous Windows kernel developer stated`_ in 2013 that he believes
Contrast with Microsoft's `"Linux Myths" article`_ from 1999.
Myth: Linux performs better than Windows NT
Myth: Linux performs better than Windows NT
Reality: Windows NT 4.0 Outperforms Linux On Common Customer Workloads
@@ -699,23 +699,23 @@ such as:
- adding and removing third-party repositories,
- changelogs,
- `optional fully automatic non-interactive installation`_,
- `cryptographic signing of packages`_,
- `mandatory cryptographic signing of packages`_, [#]_
- backporting security fixes to stable versions,
- licensing metadata,
- and `sophisticated dependency management`_.
.. _cryptographic signing of packages: http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/signing-deb-packages/
.. [#] Windows provides the means to cryptographically sign ``.exe`` and ``.msi`` installers, but it is not required for installation. "The Windows installer verifies signatures on .msi packages. If a package has an invalid signature, the installer warns users before it installs the package."
.. _mandatory cryptographic signing of packages: http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/signing-deb-packages/
.. _sophisticated dependency management: https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html
.. _optional fully automatic non-interactive installation: http://debian-handbook.info/browse/wheezy/sect.automatic-upgrades.html
Now, there is an open-source package manager for Windows, `Chocolatey`_,
that is under active development.
However, thus far the Chocolatey repository is not as comprehensive as Linux repositories.
Here are some examples of packages which are not in the Chocolatey repository (as of September 2014).
Here are some examples of packages which are not in the Chocolatey repository (as of November 2014).
- `KeePassX`_ password manager `* <http://chocolatey.org/packages?q=keepassx>`__
- `Apophysis`_ fractal flame editor `* <http://chocolatey.org/packages?q=apophysis>`__
- `xyscan`_ data extractor `* <https://chocolatey.or/packages?q=xyscan>`__
- `xyscan`_ data extractor `* <https://chocolatey.org/packages?q=xyscan>`__
- `HEPHAESTUS`_ periodic table for X-ray spectroscopy `* <https://chocolatey.org/packages?q=HEPHAESTUS>`__
- `EXPGUI`_ XRD analysis `* <https://chocolatey.org/packages?q=EXPGUI>`__
- `DiffPDF`_ PDF comparison `* <http://chocolatey.org/packages?q=DiffPDF>`__
@@ -725,7 +725,6 @@ Here are some examples of packages which are not in the Chocolatey repository (a
- `Cura`_ 3D printer control `* <http://chocolatey.org/packages?q=Cura>`__
.. _Chocolatey: http://chocolatey.org/
.. _KeePassX: https://www.keepassx.org/
.. _Apophysis: http://www.apophysis.org/
.. _xyscan: http://star.physics.yale.edu/~ullrich/xyscanDistributionPage/
.. _HEPHAESTUS: http://cars9.uchicago.edu/~ravel/software/doc/Hephaestus/hephaestus.html